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During the 74th Congress, Senator Alben W. Barkley introduced Senate Joint Resolution 165 which directed the Architect of the Capitol to accept a copy of the painting to be displayed within the United States Capitol. After Congress passed the legislation, it was signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 18 March 1936. On 23 March 1936, during a ceremony held in National Statuary Hall, the copy was presented as a gift by the Norwegian Friends of America. Titled Leiv Eiriksson Discovers America A.D. 1000, the copy was painted by Krogh's son, Per Krohg. The artwork hangs in the Capitol's Senate wing, next to the Senators' Gallery door on the building's third floor.
Alben W. Barkley 74th Congress National Statuary Hall Franklin D. Roosevelt Architect of the Capitol United States Capitol Per Krohg