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Image Title: Great Hall. Detail Of Cherubs Representing The Literary Genres On The Grand Staircase By Philip Martiny. Library Of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C., 2007

Creator: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer

Date: 2007

Summary: Photo shows "Cherubs represent the literary genres of Comedy, Poetry, and Tragedy. The first has a comic mask and the ivy-wreathed wand of Bacchus, to whom the first comedies were dedicated. Poetry has a scroll, and Tragedy holds a tragic mask." (Source: MyLOC.gov Great Hall exhibit, 2008)

Related Names: Martiny, Philip, 1858-1927

Subjects: Architectural sculpture--Washington (D.C.)--2000-2010
Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building (Washington, D.C.)--2000-2010

Places: Washington D.C.

Original Media: Photograph

Collections: Carol M. Highsmith Archive » more info...

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