Details
Contributor Abbey, Edwin Austin, 1852-1911, artist.
Huston, Joseph M., 1866-1940, architect.
Title [Pennsylvania State Capitol building, rotunda, upper level showing the mural "The Spirit of the Light."] [graphic].
Date 1906
Physical Description 1 photographic print : gelatin silver ; 20 x 24.5 cm. (7.75 x 9.5 in.)
Description Depicts "The Spirit of Light" mural in the Rotunda, flanked by allegorical medallions representing Art and Law, all created by artist Edwin Austin Abbey. A William Penn quote is visible in the frieze: "There may be room there for such a Holy Experiment, for the nations want a precedent, and my God will make it the seed of a nation. That an example may be set up to the nations. That we may do the thing that is truly wise and just."
Notes The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol.
LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48.
Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Subject Pennsylvania State Capitol (Harrisburg, Pa.)
Capitols -- Pennsylvania -- Harrisburg.
Murals -- Pennsylvania -- Harrisburg.
Rotundas -- Pennsylvania -- Harrisburg.
Genre Gelatin silver prints -- 1900-1910.
Associated name Abbey, Edwin Austin, 1852-1911, artist.
Associated name Huston, Joseph M., 1866-1940, architect.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.15]
Accession number P.8479.15