Sculpture Halls
Dramatic sculpture halls extending to the east and west of the central Rotunda establish the monumental core of John Russell Pope's design for the West Building. In 1940 two large marble urns by Clodion were acquired to articulate the dramatic space of the East Sculpture Hall. Sixty years later, the urns, part of the Andrew Mellon Collection, remain in the same location, joined by other sculptures and decorative plants.