George Willoughby Maynard (5 March 1843, Washington, D.C. – 1923) was an American painter, illustrator and muralist.
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
'76 (Soldier of the Revolution) (1876). Exhibited at the 1876 Centennial Exposition. Cover: Harper's Weekly, July 15, 1876.[2]
Portrait of Francis Davis Millet, Dressed as a War Correspondent (1878), National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian.[3] 1884 Temple Gold Medal: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
Sappho (1888), Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.[4]
In Strange Seas (1889), Metropolitan Museum of Art.[5]
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
Courage
Justice and Courage (background, right)
Courage - Valor - Fortitude - Achievement
References
National Academicians, from National Academy of Design.
Soldier of the Revolution, 1776, from ArtNet.
Francis Davis Millet, from National Portrait Gallery.
Sappho, from Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
In Strange Seas, from Metropolitan Museum of Art.
External links
Photograph of George W. Maynard from Library of Congress.
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