Artist is Elihu Vedder (1836–1923). Photographed 2007 by Carol Highsmith (1946–), who explicitly placed the photograph in the public domain.
Description
English: Corrupt Legislation. Mural by Elihu Vedder. Lobby to Main Reading Room, Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C. Main figure is seated atop a pedestal saying "CORRUPT LEGISLATION". Artist's signature is dated 1896.
Date
1896
date QS:P571,+1896-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium
1 photograph : digital, TIFF file, color.
Collection
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division,
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