Murals in Library of Congress by Chas. Sprague Pearce - Labor"" – Vintage Print
![Murals in Library of Congress by Chas. Sprague Pearce - Labor"", [no date recorded on caption card] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/2e/2e02265d8391-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Murals in Library of Congress by Chas. Sprague Pearce - Labor"". An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Murals in Library of Congress by Chas. Sprague Pearce - Labor""
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This photograph documents "Labor," one of the allegorical murals painted by Charles Sprague Pearce for the Library of Congress. Pearce, an American painter who spent much of his career in France, was among the artists commissioned to decorate the interior of the Thomas Jefferson Building, which opened in 1897 as part of a larger effort to give the national library a grand, art-filled setting. The record's caption card does not provide a date, and its details are unverified, so the exact moment this print was made remains uncertain. Still, the subject is worth noticing: the building's murals were meant to celebrate human learning and achievement, and "Labor" reflects that broader theme of work and industry.
| Created / published | [no date recorded on caption card] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,085 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-107547 |
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