George W. Maynard
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Born | George Willoughby Maynard March 5, 1843 |
Died | April 5, 1923 New York, New York | (aged 80)
Education | National Academy of Design, Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Antwerp) |
Occupation | Artist |
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George Willoughby Maynard (March 5, 1843 – April 5, 1923) was an American painter, illustrator and muralist.
Biography
George W. Maynard was born in Washington, D.C. He studied at the National Academy of Design in New York City, and the Royal Academy in Antwerp, Belgium.[1]
His best-known works are the murals inside the old Metropolitan Opera House, New York (demolished 1967); the frieze in the Appellate Court House, New York; and his mural panels at the Library of Congress.
He was elected an associate of the National Academy of Design in 1885, and served as its librarian.[2]
He died in New York on April 5, 1923.[3]
Paintings
- '76 (Soldier of the Revolution) (1876). Exhibited at the 1876 Centennial Exposition. Cover: Harper's Weekly, July 15, 1876.[4]
- Portrait of Francis Davis Millet, Dressed as a War Correspondent (1878), National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian.[5] 1884 Temple Gold Medal: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
- Sappho (1888), Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.[6]
- In Strange Seas (1889), Metropolitan Museum of Art.[7]
Murals
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- Moses and King David, St. John's Church, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts
- Library of Congress
- Adventure
- Discovery
- Conquest
- Civilization
- Justice
- Courage
- Fortitude
- Patriotism
- Ceiling disc mural: Courage - Valor - Fortitude - Achievement
Gallery
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In Strange Seas at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1889
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Courage
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Justice and Courage (background, right)
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Courage - Valor - Fortitude - Achievement
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'76 (Soldier of the Revolution), Harper's Weekly, July 15, 1876
References
- ^ The National Cyclopedia of American Biography. Vol. XI. James T. White & Company. 1901. pp. 287–288. Retrieved August 6, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ National Academicians Archived 2013-09-23 at the Wayback Machine, from National Academy of Design.
- ^ "G. W. Maynard, Artist, 80, To Be Buried at Wash., D.C." Brooklyn Times-Union. April 7, 1923. p. 2. Retrieved August 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Soldier of the Revolution, 1776, from ArtNet.
- ^ Francis Davis Millet, from National Portrait Gallery.
- ^ Sappho Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, from Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
- ^ In Strange Seas, from Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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