[Great Hall. Spandrels displaying Olin L. Warner's The Students in the Commemorative Arch. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.] (LOC)

    Highsmith, Carol M.,, 1946-, photographer.

    [Great Hall. Spandrels displaying Olin L. Warner's The Students in the Commemorative Arch. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

    2007.

    1 photograph : digital, TIFF file, color.

    Notes:
     Exhibit caption: "Youth and Old Age Archway. This Memorial Arch shows a young student seeking knowledge through reading. On the right an older man with flowing beard is shown absorbed in meditation, no longer concerned so much with a source of learning because the old man observes life and engages in original reflection and thought. Along the frieze are [the] words "Library of Congress," inscribed in tall gilt letters. A second inscription names those involved in the building of the Library. The text reads: Erected Under the Acts of Congress of April 15, 1886; October 2, 1888; and March 2, 1889 by Brig. Gen. Thos. Lincoln Casey Chief of Engineers U.S.A. Bernard R. Green Supt. and Engineer John L. Smithmeyer Architect Paul J. Pelz Architect Edward Pearce Casey Architect." (Source: MyLOC.gov Great Hall exhibit, 2008)
    Title devised by Library staff.
    Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

    Subjects:
     Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building (Washington, D.C.)--2000-2010.
    Architectural sculpture--Washington (D.C.)--2000-2010.
    Spandrels--Washington (D.C.)--2000-2010.

    Format: Digital photographs--Color--2000-2010.

    Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

    Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

    More information about the Highsmith Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.highsm

    Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/highsm.01959

    Call Number: LOT 13860 [item]

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    2. Carol M.Highsmith (5 months ago | reply)

      This is Carol M. Highsmith. Every detail in the Great Hall of the Thomas Jefferson Building is worth photographing. I had the honor of taking images in the Great Hall over a period of two years. It seemed like every time I turned around in the building I saw another view that represented the great detail the artisans created when they worked on this interior.

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