Ceiling above grand staircase, 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. Handwritten on back: "Mural painting, grand staircase, Main Library."

Details

Resource ID:: bh011111
Subject:: Detroit Public Library; Mural painting and decoration--Michigan--Detroit; Library buildings--Michigan--Detroit; Public libraries--Michigan--Detroit; Photographic prints
Date:: unknown
Format:: 1 photographic print ; 14 x 10.75 in.
Department:: Burton Historical Collection
Location:: LD/Libraries-Detroit Public Library, 1921-
Negative Number:: BHC glass neg. no. 1681
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.