Vestibule Column Capitol	The theme of the Vestibule is "Gifts of Nature to Man on the Plains". The sun, an important gift of nature, is represented in the top of the dome, the chandelier and the large floor mosaic. In the mosaic tile dome, surrounding the sun in a large circle are agricultural products of Nebraska, and in the corners of the dome are the four seasons of agriculture.
The three large wall murals were painted by James Penney and added to the Capitol in 1964. In sunset colors Penney has painted "The Homesteader's Campfire", "The First Furrow" and "The House Raising".
"The Homesteader's Campfire" "The First Furrow" "The House Raising"

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