George W. Maynard

George Willoughby Maynard (5 March 1843, Washington, D.C. – 1923) was an American painter, illustrator and muralist.

'76 (Soldier of the Revolution), Harper's Weekly, July 15, 1876.

Biography

He studied at the National Academy of Design in New York City, and the Royal Academy in Antwerp, Belgium.

His best-known works are the murals inside the old Metropolitan Opera House, New York (demolished 1967); the frieze in the Appellate Court House, New York; and his mural panels at the Library of Congress.

He was elected an associate of the National Academy of Design in 1885, and served as its librarian.[1]

Paintings

Murals
Old Metropolitan Opera House, New York City (demolished 1967).
  • Moses and King David, St. John's Church, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Library of Congress
    • Adventure
    • Discovery
    • Conquest
    • Civilization
    • Justice
    • Courage
    • Fortitude
    • Patriotism
    • Ceiling disc mural: Courage - Valor - Fortitude - Achievement
  • In Strange Seas at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1889
  • Courage
  • Justice and Courage (background, right)
  • Courage - Valor - Fortitude - Achievement

References
  1. National Academicians Archived 2013-09-23 at the Wayback Machine, from National Academy of Design.
  2. Soldier of the Revolution, 1776, from ArtNet.
  3. Francis Davis Millet, from National Portrait Gallery.
  4. Sappho, from Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
  5. In Strange Seas, from Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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