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Mural, Hercules by Walter McEwen, in the Library of Congress – Antique Print

Mural, Hercules by Walter McEwen, in the Library of Congress, [ca. 1909] — historic photograph
Mural, Hercules by Walter McEwen, in the Library of Congress, [ca. 1909]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

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A window into the past: Mural, Hercules by Walter McEwen, in the Library of Congress, preserved in this historic photograph. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.

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Mural, Hercules by Walter McEwen, in the Library of Congress

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Hercules, the classical hero famous for his twelve labors, is the subject of this mural by Walter McEwen, shown here in a photograph the caption dates to about 1909. The Library of Congress's Thomas Jefferson Building, completed in 1897, was filled with murals, sculpture, and decorative work by American artists who drew on classical myth to celebrate learning and civic achievement. Hercules, a figure of strength and perseverance, fit that program well. The record's details are old caption-card information and have not been independently verified, so the exact placement and date of the mural are worth confirming in the Library's own records.

Created / published[ca. 1909]
Medium1 photographic print.
SubjectsThis record contains unverified, old data from caption card.
Original scan1,536 × 871 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-146830

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