The Thomas Jefferson Building: A Virtual Tour of the Library of Congress

The Librarian's Room
Ceiling Painting of Letters

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Ceiling Painting of Letters
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The shallow dome of the Librarian's Room includes a central disc with a painting by Edward J. Holslag. Representing Letters, the seated figure of a beautiful woman holds a scroll in her hand and is accompanied by a child with a torch. In the ribbon banner is the Latin phrase "Litera scripta manet" (The written word endures).




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