Ceiling above grand staircase, Detroit Public Library

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Ceiling above grand staircase, 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. 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 Issued:
Unknown year
Format:
1 photographic print ; 14 x 10.75 in.
Member of:
Burton Historical Collection
Filing Location:
LD/Libraries-Detroit Public Library, 1921-
Negative Number:
BHC glass neg. no. 1681
Rights:
Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.