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Lewis Ives painted Young Girl Reading in 1889 for the family of David and Martha Pegram Hamilton. It was painted in memory of their deceased daughter, Margaret.

Learn about the 1898 unveiling of the statue on Capitol Square of Governor Austin Blair, a fitting tribute to the beloved leader who led Michigan through some of America’s darkest days.

It was another busy month for Save the Flags!

Last week, members of the Capitol’s HBIM team traveled to Washington, D.C. and Richmond, Virginia as part of an ongoing project with Quinn Evans Architects to construct a Historical Building Information Model (HBIM) for the Capitol.

For many of us longtime Michiganders (or Michiganians), the month of May means tulips! 🌷

Percy Ives painted Portrait of a Young Violinist in 1884, in preparation for his first solo exhibition. Historians believe that his first cousin, May Leggett Abel, served as his model for the piece.

It has been another busy month of researching, conserving, and presenting for the Save the Flags team!

April is poetry month, which means it is a good time to dig into the archives and pull out a few not-so-classic Capitol poems.

A new art exhibit just opened in Heritage Hall! The first in our Behind the Canvas series, A Father’s Presence explores the relational dynamics between two of the Capitol’s most prolific artists – Lewis and Percy Ives.

Sen. Eva McCall Hamilton, Michigan's first female legislator (1921–22), was a teacher, suffragist, and reformer.

Michigan's Senate Chamber was restored in 1989 and rededicated in January 1990.