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

Biography

George W. Maynard was born in

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He studied at the

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in New York City, and the

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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

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. He was elected an associate of the National Academy of Design in 1885, and served as its librarian. He was also an honorary artist member of the

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New York from 1886 until his death and served as its President from 1888 to 1889. He died in

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on April 5, 1923.

Paintings

*'' '76 (Soldier of the Revolution)'' (1876). Exhibited at the

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. Cover: ''

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'', July 15, 1876. * ''Portrait of

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, Dressed as a War Correspondent'' (1878), National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian. 1884

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. * ''Sappho'' (1888), Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. * ''In Strange Seas'' (1889),

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.In Strange Seas
from Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Murals

* ''Moses and King David'', St. John's Church,

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, Massachusetts * Library of Congress ** ''Adventure'' ** ''Discovery'' ** ''Conquest'' ** ''Civilization'' ** ''Justice'' ** ''Courage'' ** ''Fortitude'' ** ''Patriotism'' ** Ceiling disc mural: ''Courage - Valor - Fortitude - Achievement''

Gallery

File:In Strange Seas - George W. Maynard.jpg, ''In Strange Seas'' at the

, 1889 File:(Great Hall, second floor, south corridor. Pompeiian panel depicting Courage, by George W. Maynard. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.) (LOC).jpg, ''Courage'' File:GoogleReception-Wikimania2012-Rehman (10).JPG, ''Justice'' and ''Courage'' (background, right) File:Maynard ceiling mural LOC.jpg, ''Courage - Valor - Fortitude - Achievement'' File:Maynard & Speer, '76, Harper's, July 15, 1876.jpg, '' '76 (Soldier of the Revolution)'', ''Harper's Weekly'', July 15, 1876

References

External links

Photograph of George W. Maynard
from the Library of Congress {{DEFAULTSORT:Maynard, George W. 1843 births 1923 deaths American muralists 19th-century American painters American male painters 20th-century American painters American realist painters National Academy of Design members Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Antwerp) alumni 19th-century American male artists 20th-century American male artists