(LIBRARY OF CONGRESS) [Garnsey Elmer E] Study for a mural at

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(LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.) [Garnsey, Elmer E.?] Study for a mural at the Thomas Jefferson Building at the Library of Congress. Watercolor on paper, to sight 7 3/4 x 11 1/2 and 7 3/4 x 5 inches, laid down in a gilt mat; unsigned, but found in a period frame with a typed label reading "Wall Painting : Library of Congress : Elmer E. Garnsey" and backing newspaper dated 1900. [Washington, 1897?]

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Elmer E. Garnsey (1862-1946) was one of the muralists who worked under Edward Pearce Casey to decorate the Jefferson Building upon its construction. "Casey's and Garnsey's designs for the walls and ceilings provide essential frames for the many figurative panels; in addition to their intrinsic beauty, they bring visual unity to the walls and ceilings. And then there is the simple fact that the beholder is more apt to be drawn to the stunning decoration of the setting than to the panels"--Cole & Reed, The Library of Congress: The Art and Architecture of the Thomas Jefferson Building, page 183.