Painter:

Walker, Henry Oliver 1843-1929  Search this

Type:

Paintings-Mural

Paintings-Lunette

Paintings

Owner/Location:

Library of Congress 10 1st Street, S.E Main Entrance Hall, South Corridor Washington District of Columbia 20540

Notes:

Small, Herbert, "The Library of Congress: its architecture and decoration," New York: Norton, 1982, pg. 71.

Summary:

Based on Wordsworth's poem, "There Was a Boy," this painting depicts a boy seated on the side of a lake which relects the stars.

Topic:

Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Poetry  Search this

Literature--Wordsworth--There Was a Boy  Search this

Figure male--Child  Search this

Landscape--Lake  Search this

Landscape--Celestial--Star  Search this

Control number:

IAP 08480613

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_371792