Painter:

Labaudt, Lucien 1880-1943  Search this

Subject:

Gutenberg, Johannes  Search this

Type:

Paintings-Mural

Paintings

Owner/Location:

George Washington High School 32nd & Anza Library San Francisco California

Date:

1936

Notes:

Ellison, Joan, ed., "A Survey of Art Work in the City and County of San Francisco," San Francisco, CA: Art Commission, City and County of San Francisco, 1975, no. 336.

Summary:

A fresco mural depicting the printing press and its inventor, Gutenberg (1397?-1468), surrounded by historical men of science, literature, and religion to symbolize the continuity of knowledge made possible through the printed word.

Topic:

History  Search this

Architecture--Machine--Printing Press  Search this

Portrait male  Search this

Figure group--Male  Search this

Occupation--Science--Inventor  Search this

Occupation--Writer  Search this

Occupation--Religion  Search this

Control number:

IAP 88750050

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

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