[Study of wreath which became an olive branch held by Peace in the mural Peace and prosperity]
1 drawing : black chalk and pastel. | Study drawing shows a wreath, later an olive branch, held in the right hand of Peace, whose nude shoulder and torso outline is partially visible. The mural Peace and prosperity was installed in the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress in 1896.
Contributor:
Vedder, Elihu
Date:1895-01-01
Photo, Print, Drawing
[Boy with long hair facing slightly left]
1 drawing : black and white chalk. | Drawing shows head and shoulders of a nude boy with long hair, facing slightly left. Below are two study drawings for the right hand. This is a study for Dea Fortuna resta con noi (Goddess of Fortune stay with us), 1893, now in the collection of Yale University Art Gallery. The boy is the figure at…
Contributor:
Vedder, Elihu
Date:1892-01-01
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[Study for figure of Arts in the mural Peace and prosperity, no. 1]
1 drawing : black chalk and pastel. | Study drawing shows the feet, arm, legs and hips of Arts, a nude male, facing left and holding pottery. Arts faces right in the final rendering of the mural. Peace and prosperity was installed in the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress in 1896.
Contributor:
Vedder, Elihu
Date:1895-01-01
Photo, Print, Drawing
[Study of figure holding cloth and book]
1 drawing : black chalk and pastel. | Study drawing shows the right arm a female figure grasping the folds of cloth and the left arm holding a book. It is probably a study drawing for a mural.
Contributor:
Vedder, Elihu
Date:1895-01-01
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[Study of drapery, no. 1]
1 drawing : black chalk and pastel. | Study drawing shows drapery, similar to that behind the figure of Peace in the Library of Congress mural Peace and prosperity. The mural was installed in 1896.
Contributor:
Vedder, Elihu
Date:1895-01-01
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[Study of drapery, no. 2]
1 drawing : black chalk and pastel. | Study drawing shows drapery, perhaps for a mural.
Contributor:
Vedder, Elihu
Date:1895-01-01
Photo, Print, Drawing
[Study of figure of Arts in the mural Peace and prosperity, no. 2]
1 drawing : black chalk and pastel ; 39 x 26 cm. (sheet). | Study drawing shows a winged boy, nude, crouching facing left as he paints a vase. This is a study for the figure of Arts in the Library of Congress mural Peace and prosperity, who faces right in the final rendering. The mural was installed in 1896.
Contributor:
Vedder, Elihu
Date:1895-01-01
Photo, Print, Drawing
[Study of figure of Arts in the mural Peace and prosperity, no. 3]
1 drawing : black chalk and pastel. | Study drawing shows a boy, nude, crouching facing left as he holds a vase. This is a study for the figure of Arts in the Library of Congress mural Peace and prosperity, who faces right in the final rendering. The mural was installed in 1896.
[Study for Corrupt legislation]
1 drawing : black chalk and pastel. | Drawing shows the feet and figure of a girl in classical garb, facing right. This is a study for the figure on the left in the mural Corrupt legislation, installed in the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress in 1896.
Design for Minerva Congressional Library
1 drawing : black chalk, pastel and gilt ; 44.2 x 25.9 cm. (sheet) | Study drawing shows full-length design for mosaic of Minerva facing right, with a staff in her right hand and a scroll in her left. The mosaic of Minerva was installed in the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress in 1897.
Contributor:
Vedder, Elihu
Date:1896
Photo, Print, Drawing
Pace
1 drawing : black chalk and pastel ; 41.9 x 25.3 cm. (sheet). | Study drawing shows drapery and details of feet and an elbow. This is a study for the allegorical figure of Peace in the Library of Congress mural Peace and prosperity. The mural was installed in the Jefferson Building in 1896.
Contributor:
Vedder, Elihu
Date:1895-01-01
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[Study for central figure in Corrupt legislation]
1 drawing : conte crayon and gouache ; 34.3 x 47.6 cm. (sheet). | Study drawing shows the allegorical central figure, nude, holding her scale in the Library of Congress mural Corrupt legislation. The mural was installed in the Jefferson Building in 1896.
Contributor:
Vedder, Elihu
Date:1895-01-01
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Think Congressional Library anarchy altered by E. Vedder
1 drawing : black chalk and pastel. | Study drawing shows the central figure of Anarchy, nude, holding down a parchment with her right hand. The mural Anarchy was installed in the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress in 1896.
Contributor:
Vedder, Elihu
Date:1895-01-01
Photo, Print, Drawing
[Study for figure in Corrupt legislation]
1 drawing : black chalk and pastel. | Study drawing shows the allegorical central figure in the Library of Congress mural Corrupt legislation holding her scale. She wears some drapery. The mural was installed in the Jefferson Building in 1896.
Contributor:
Vedder, Elihu
Date:1895-01-01
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[Study for figure in Corrupt legislation without scale]
1 drawing : black chalk and pastel. | Study drawing shows the allegorical central figure in the Library of Congress mural Corrupt legislation with a staff across her lap. She wears some drapery. The mural was installed in the Jefferson Building in 1896.
Contributor:
Vedder, Elihu
Date:1895-01-01
Photo, Print, Drawing
[Study of the figure of Peace in Peace and prosperity]
1 drawing : black chalk and pastel. | Study drawing shows the nude torso, arms and wreaths for the allegorical figure of Peace in the Library of Congress mural Peace and prosperity. The mural was installed in the Jefferson Building in 1896.
Contributor:
Vedder, Elihu
Date:1895-01-01
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[Study of the arms and hands of Peace in Peace and prosperity]
1 drawing : black chalk and pastel. | Study drawing shows the left arm holding a wreath, an elbow or knee, and cupped arms and hands for the allegorical Library of Congress mural Peace and prosperity. The mural was installed in the Jefferson Building in 1896.
Contributor:
Vedder, Elihu
Date:1895-01-01
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[Boy holdng a plaque]
1 drawing : black and white chalk ; 24 x 26.5 cm. (sheet). | Drawing shows a boy in classical garb, nude at the chest, facing slightly right and holding a plaque. This is a study for Dea Fortuna resta con noi (Goddess of Fortune stay with us), 1893, now in the collection of Yale University Art Gallery.
Contributor:
Vedder, Elihu
Date:1892-01-01
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[Study for the central figure of Anarchy]
1 drawing on brown paper : black chalk and pastel. | Study drawing shows the central figure of Anarchy, partially draped, holding a burning torch made from a scroll with her right hand and a chalice, representing maddening by wine. She tramples scholarship, religion, art, and law, represented by a book, Bible, lyre and scroll. The mural Anarchy was installed in the Jefferson Building…
Contributor:
Vedder, Elihu
Date:1895-01-01
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[Study for the central figure of Anarchy holding a chalice]
1 drawing on brown paper : black chalk and pastel. | Study drawing shows the central figure of Anarchy, partially draped, holding a chalice with her left hand. Her left foot rests on a scroll. She lacks facial features and her right hand. The mural Anarchy was installed in the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress in 1896.
Contributor:
Vedder, Elihu
Date:1895-01-01
Photo, Print, Drawing
[Pastel study for the central figure of Anarchy]
1 drawing on blue paper : black chalk and pastel. | Study drawing shows the central figure of Anarchy, partially draped, holding a chalice with her left hand, representing maddening by wine, and a burning scroll in her right hand. She tramples a scroll. The mural Anarchy was installed in the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress in 1896.
Contributor:
Vedder, Elihu
Date:1895-01-01
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Congressional Library studies "Peace"
1 drawing : black chalk and pastel. | Study drawing shows hands and feet for the allegorical Library of Congress mural Peace and prosperity. The mural was installed in the Jefferson Building in 1896.