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Elihu Vedder: Minerva   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Artist
Elihu Vedder  (1836–1923)  wikidata:Q389726
 
Elihu Vedder
Alternative names
Elihu Veder; e. vedder; elihus vedder; Vedder
Description American painter and poet
Date of birth/death 26 February 1836 Edit this at Wikidata 29 January 1923 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death New York City Edit this at Wikidata Rome Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
United States, Paris, Italy
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q389726
Title
Minerva
Description
English: Second Floor, East Corridor. Mosaic of Minerva by Elihu Vedder within central arched panel leading to the Visitor's Gallery. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C. Exhibit caption: "Pictured on this mosaic in the arched panel is the Roman Goddess Minerva--guardian of civilization. She is portrayed as the Minerva of Peace, but according to the artist who created her, Elihu Vedder (American painter, 1836–1923), the peace and prosperity that she enjoys was attained only through warfare. A little statue of Nike, a representation of Victory, similar to those erected by ancient Greeks to commemorate their success in battle, stands next to Minerva. The figure is a winged female standing on a globe and holding out a laurel wreath (victory) and palm branch (peace) to the victors.
  • Shield and Helmet: Although Minerva's shield and helmet have been laid upon the ground, the goddess still holds a long, two-headed spear, showing that she never relaxes her vigilance against the enemies of the country that she protects.
  • Scroll: Her attention is directed to an unfolded scroll that she holds in her left hand. On this is written a list of various fields of learning, such as Architecture, Law, Statistics, Sociology, Botany, Biography, Mechanics, Philosophy, Zoology, etc. Minerva is therefore also the Goddess of Learning, an activity that can thrive in a peaceful society.
  • Owl: On Minerva's right is an owl, symbolizing wisdom, perched upon the post of a low parapet.
  • Inscription: Beneath the mosaic is an inscription from Horace's Ars Poetica: Nil invita Minerva, quae monumentum aere perennius exegit, and translated as, Not unwilling, Minerva raises a monument more lasting than bronze." (Source: MyLOC.gov Great Hall exhibit, 2008)
Date 1897
date QS:P571,+1897-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Current location
Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.
Permission
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The author died in 1923, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer.

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.

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under the digital ID highsm.02125.
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Author
Carol M. Highsmith  (1946–)  wikidata:Q5044454
 
Carol M. Highsmith
Alternative names

Birth name: Carol Louise McKinney

Artist name: Carol M. Highsmith
Carol McKinney Highsmith
Description American photographer and architectural photographer
Date of birth 18 May 1946 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth Leaksville, North Carolina
Work period 1981-
Work location
United States of America Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
creator QS:P170,Q5044454
Permission
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Public domain This work is from the Carol M. Highsmith Archive collection at the Library of Congress. According to the library, there are no known copyright restrictions on the use of this work.
Carol M. Highsmith has stipulated that her photographs are in the public domain. Photographs of sculpture or other works of art may be restricted by the copyright of the artist; see Commons:FOP US#Artworks and sculptures for more information.
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