Mural decorations for the Library of Congress

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Mural decorations for the Library of Congress are a series of allegorical wall and ceiling paintings by American artist John White Alexander, created to adorn and enhance the Beaux-Arts interiors of the Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building in Washington, D.C.

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instanceOf allegorical painting series
mural cycle
appliesToPart ceilings of the Thomas Jefferson Building
walls of the Thomas Jefferson Building
architecturalStyleContext Beaux-Arts NERFINISHED
associatedWith American Gilded Age culture
United States federal government NERFINISHED
commissionedBy Library of Congress NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
creator John White Alexander NERFINISHED
depicts abstract concepts
allegorical figures
genre allegorical painting
hasLanguage visual art
hasPart ceiling paintings
wall paintings
heritageDesignationContext historic interior decoration
inception 1890s
location Library of Congress NERFINISHED
Thomas Jefferson Building NERFINISHED
Washington, D.C.
movement American muralism
partOf interior decoration of the Library of Congress
significantArtist John White Alexander NERFINISHED
use architectural decoration

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John White Alexander notableWork Mural decorations for the Library of Congress