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Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. / Frank V. Chaka. – Historic Reproduction

Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. / Frank V. Chaka., [between 1920 and 1970] — historic print
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. / Frank V. Chaka., [between 1920 and 1970]. 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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Step back in time with Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. / Frank V. Chaka., a historic print rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. / Frank V. Chaka.

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Signed in pencil below the plate, this etching shows the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., an institution that traces its origins to 1800, when Congress set aside funds for books for its own use. The Thomas Jefferson Building, opened in 1897 with Beaux-Arts facades and a domed reading room, became the library's most recognizable landmark and a favorite subject for artists. The record does not name the exact view or the artist's technique beyond the etching, so the print is best read as one artist's response to a building that was already a Washington icon during the decades it was made.

Created / published[between 1920 and 1970]
Medium1 print : etching.
GenreEtchings 1920-1970.
NotesSigned in pencil below plate.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,264 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-177856

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