Ceiling above grand staircase of the Detroit Public Library

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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:: unknown
Format:: 1 negative : glass ; 10 x 8 in.
Department:: Burton Historical Collection
Negative Number:: BHC glass neg. no. 1680
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.