Ceiling above grand staircase of the Detroit Public Library

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Ceiling above grand staircase of the Detroit Public Library
Description:
View of the ceiling above the grand staircase at the Woodward entrance of the Detroit Public Library. Designed by Frederick Wiley, the ceiling contains allegorical figures from Aesop's fables, seals of the City of Detroit, State of Michigan, the United States and the University of Michigan, among other things. Recorded in glass negative ledger: "LD/Libraries-DPL, 1921."
Details
Resource ID:
EB02e197
Subject:
Detroit Public Library
Mural painting and decoration--Michigan--Detroit
Library buildings--Michigan--Detroit
Public libraries--Michigan--Detroit
Glass negatives
Date Issued:
Unknown year
Format:
1 negative : glass ; 10 x 8 in.
Member of:
Burton Historical Collection
Negative Number:
BHC glass neg. no. 1680
Rights:
Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.