Study for the Library of Congress Mural, "The Progress of Civilization: Greece, Rome, Islam"

Artist Edwin Howland Blashfield (American ; 1848-1936)

Date1895

Mediumoil on canvas

Dimensionsframe: 47 3/8 x 95 1/4 in. (120.3 x 242 cm)

Classification(s)

PAINTING

Credit LineGift of Grace Hall Blashfield

Terms

Library of Congress
allegorical figure

Object number37.1.2

Collections

Collection Highlights (before 1960)

On View

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ProvenanceThe artist; to Grace Hall Blashfield (Mrs. Edwin Howland Blashfield), 1936; to present collection, 1937

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An American Identity: 19th Century American Art from the Permanent Collection

Celebrating 75 Years: American Dreams

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Highlights and Recent Acquisitions from the American and European Collections

Three Centuries of American Art, 1730-1950

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