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Library of Congress / Emily Burling Waite, fecit. – Vintage Print

Library of Congress / Emily Burling Waite, fecit., [ca. 1930] — historic print
Library of Congress / Emily Burling Waite, fecit., [ca. 1930]. Historic print from the Library of Congress collection.

(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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Here the subject is the Library of Congress itself, shown in an etching by Emily Burling Waite, whose Latin inscription "fecit" marks the plate as her own work. The library's main building, now known as the Thomas Jefferson Building, opened in Washington, D.C., in 1897 and was a showpiece of the Beaux-Arts style, with its carved stone and classical ornament. This impression, dated around 1930, is signed in pencil below the plate. Etching suits a building this detailed, since fine lines and tonal shading can capture the texture of stone and the rhythm of tall windows.

Created / published[ca. 1930]
Medium1 print : etching.
GenreEtchings 1930.
NotesSigned in pencil below plate.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,254 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-177855

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