National Statuary Hall Collection
Alaska
Ernest Gruening, 1887–1974
Journalist, StatesmanAs Alaska’s territorial governor, Gruening lobbied for statehood and the crucial Alcan Highway and then served as one of the state’s first two U.S. Senators. A former journalist, he risked his Senate career by opposing the Vietnam War.
George Anthonisen, Bronze, 1977 Back to List >>