Thomas Jefferson Building,Library of Congress,Washington,DC,Grand Staircase

Title: [Great Hall. Detail of putti (hunter and mechanic) on Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]
Creator(s): Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer
Related Names:
Martiny, Philip, 1858-1927 , sculptor
Date Created/Published: 2007.
Summary: Photo shows two putti (infants) on the south side of the staircase. They represent a hunter with a gun and a mechanic with a cogwheel. (Source: Cole and Reed, Library of Congress, 1997)
Notes:
Title devised by Library staff.
Exhibit caption: 'The figures on the staircase are known as putti and represent the various occupations, habits, and pursuits of contemporary American life in the late nineteenth century, when the building was opened. The putto (plural putti) is a figure of a pudgy human baby, almost always male, often naked and having wings, found especially in Italian Renaissance art.' (Source: MyLOC.gov Great Hall exhibit, 2008)
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
Subjects:
Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building (Washington, D.C.)--2000-2010.
Architectural sculpture--Washington (D.C.)--2000-2010.
Digital photographs--Color--2000-2010.
Bookmark /2007675773/
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