Library of Congress 10 1st Street, S.E Northwest Pavilion Washington District of Columbia 20540
Date:
1895-1896
Notes:
Small, Herbert, "The Library of Congress: its architecture and decoration," New York: Norton, 1982, pg. 148-151.
Summary:
Figures are depicted along the steps of a Greek temple. Apollo is seated in the foreground and holds an open book. A group of female figures read an ancient scroll. A woman teaches two children. A nude figure representing Comedy looks at a comic mask and Tagedy stands and recites. A boy works a press, a poet sits with bowed head, and Fame stands behind the poet, about to crown him with a laurel wreath. Another poet reclines on the ground. A bust of Homer sits on a pile of books.