The Children of Isreal [i.e. Israel], Sargent, Boston Library – Historic Reproduction
![The Children of Isreal [i.e. Israel], Sargent, Boston Library, c1901. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/a9/a9b259fb9818-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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This historic photograph of The Children of Isreal [i.e. Israel], Sargent, Boston Library brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The Children of Isreal [i.e. Israel], Sargent, Boston Library
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The subject is a mural by John Singer Sargent, painted for the Boston Public Library, where a long decorative frieze of the Children of Israel, the Old Testament story of a people on the move, wraps the walls of the interior. This c. 1901 photograph records the painting in its architectural setting, with the curving walls and the figures set into the room. The Detroit Publishing Company, which issued many views of American cities and landmarks, sold such images as souvenirs and collectors' prints. The card is mounted back to back with a photograph of a Puvis de Chavannes mural, a pairing that reflects how closely the library's painted decorations were studied and reproduced at the time.
| Created / published | c1901. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print ; image 26.2 x 52.5 cm. |
| Notes | Attributed to Jackson on basis of size and date. Listed in Detroit, Catalogue P (1906). Detroit Photographic Co." Mounted back to back with "09998. Chavanne's Muses welcoming the genius of enlightenment |
| Subjects | Murals. Libraries. Interiors.United States--Massachusetts--Boston. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 973 × 770 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-79636 |
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