Phineas Staunton paid homage to his subject, Henry Clay, in an 11-by7-foot canvas. U.S. Senate Commission on Art Six brawny movers gingerly made their way out of the LBJ Room in the Senate wing of ...

The following letter was written by HENRY CLAY, immediately after the adjournment of the Philadelphia Convention, in 1848. It is now first published from the original in our possession.

The CRA team dragged gradiometers throughout the grounds of The Henry Clay Estate on Wednesday to help curators like Eric Brooks validate what used to be on the historic soil.

One of Kentucky’s most famous statesmen, Henry Clay, was born in Virginia, but started his political career in Lexington. Clay was born on April 12, 1777, in Hanover County, Virginia ...

There is a huge painting of Henry Clay which hangs in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., and it once hung in the high school auditorium in Le Roy. It was painted in 1865 by Phineas ...

Editor’s Note: As Lexington celebrates the 250th anniversary of its founding, the Herald-Leader and kentucky.com each day throughout 2025 will share interesting facts about our hometown.