[7] The sculpture, by Richard Bergen,[8] depicts a Kansa Native American with bow and arrow pointed at the North Star and was chosen from 27 entries to adorn the dome.

The Capitol dome and Native American Ad Astra statue are also featured on the standard license plate design that began issuance on August 19, 2024.

[10] By the time the project finished in spring 2014, scope creep and delays resulted in a total cost of $332 million (~$421 million in 2023), covering "new heating and cooling systems, greater security and restroom accessibility, a new parking garage, visitor center, underground office space and replacing the roof and dome.

Curry's work gained considerable notoriety for depicting unsavory aspects of Kansas history and he left them unsigned and did not complete a commission to paint murals in the rotunda.

Curry's depiction of Brown is believed to be the only instance of a person convicted of treason being featured in a state capitol.

[citation needed] David Hicks Overmyer painted a series of murals in the first floor rotunda between 1951 and 1953 entitled The Coming of the Spaniards, The Battle of Arickaree, The Battle of Mine Creek, Building a Sod House, Lewis and Clark in Kansas, Westward Ho, Arrival of the Railroad, and Chisholm Trail.