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61 relations: Ainsworth Rand Spofford, American Renaissance, Beaux-Arts architecture, Benjamin Franklin, Calvin Coolidge, Charles Sprague Pearce, Copyright, Copyright law of the United States, Dante Alighieri, Demosthenes, Edward Pearce Casey, Edward Simmons (painter), Edwin Blashfield, Elihu Vedder, Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, Facade, Frederick Ruckstull, Gari Melchers, George Randolph Barse, Gilded Age, Henry Oliver Walker, Herbert Adams (sculptor), Independence Avenue (Washington, D.C.), James Madison Memorial Building, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, John Adams Building, John L. Smithmeyer, Jonathan Scott Hartley, Library, Library of Congress, List of National Historic Landmarks in Washington, D.C., Nathaniel Hawthorne, National Historic Landmark, Olin Levi Warner, Page of the United States House of Representatives, Page of the United States Senate, Palais Garnier, Paul J. Pelz, President of the United States, Racialism, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Roland Hinton Perry, Supreme Court of the United States, The Court of Neptune Fountain, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Lincoln Casey Sr., Trevi Fountain, Tympanum (architecture), United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, ..., United States Army Corps of Engineers, United States Capitol, United States Congress, United States House of Representatives, United States Poet Laureate, United States Senate, Walter Scott, War of 1812, Washington Irving, Washington, D.C., World's Columbian Exposition. Expand index (11 more) »
Ainsworth Rand Spofford
Ainsworth Rand Spofford (September 12, 1825 – August 11, 1908) was an American journalist and the sixth Librarian of Congress.
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American Renaissance
In the history of American architecture and the arts, the American Renaissance was the period from 1876 to 1917 characterized by renewed national self-confidence and a feeling that the United States was the heir to Greek democracy, Roman law, and Renaissance humanism.
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Beaux-Arts architecture
Beaux-Arts architecture was the academic architectural style taught at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, particularly from the 1830s to the end of the 19th century.
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Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin (April 17, 1790) was an American polymath and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
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Calvin Coolidge
John Calvin Coolidge Jr. (July 4, 1872 – January 5, 1933) was an American politician and the 30th President of the United States (1923–1929).
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Charles Sprague Pearce
Charles Sprague Pearce (13 October, 1851 – 18 May, 1914) was an American artist.
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Copyright
Copyright is a legal right, existing globally in many countries, that basically grants the creator of an original work exclusive rights to determine and decide whether, and under what conditions, this original work may be used by others.
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Copyright law of the United States
The copyright law of the United States is intended to encourage the creation of art and culture by rewarding authors and artists with a set of exclusive rights.
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Dante Alighieri
Durante degli Alighieri, commonly known as Dante Alighieri or simply Dante (c. 1265 – 1321), was a major Italian poet of the Late Middle Ages.
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Demosthenes
Demosthenes (Δημοσθένης Dēmosthénēs;; 384 – 12 October 322 BC) was a Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens.
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Edward Pearce Casey
Edward Pearce Casey (1864–1940) was an American designer and architect, noted for his work in Washington, D.C. and New York City.
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Edward Simmons (painter)
Edward Emerson Simmons (October 27, 1852 – November 17, 1931) was an American Impressionist painter, remembered for his mural work.
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Edwin Blashfield
Edwin Howland Blashfield (December 5, 1848 – October 12, 1936) was an American painter and muralist, most known for painting the murals on the dome of the Library of Congress Main Reading Room in Washington, DC.
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Elihu Vedder
Elihu Vedder (February 26, 1836 – January 29, 1923) was an American symbolist painter, book illustrator, and poet, born in New York City.
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Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge
Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge aka Liz Coolidge (30 October 1864 – 4 November 1953), born Elizabeth Penn Sprague, was an American pianist and patron of music, especially of chamber music.
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Facade
A facade (also façade) is generally one exterior side of a building, usually, but not always, the front.
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Frederick Ruckstull
Frederick Wellington Ruckstull, German: Friedrich Ruckstuhl (May 22, 1853 – May 26, 1942) was a French-born American sculptor and art critic.
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Gari Melchers
Julius Garibaldi Melchers (August 11, 1860 – November 30, 1932) was an American artist.
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George Randolph Barse
George Randolph Barse Jr. (July 31, 1861 – February 25, 1938) was an American artist and illustrator.
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Gilded Age
The Gilded Age in United States history is the late 19th century, from the 1870s to about 1900.
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Henry Oliver Walker
Henry Oliver Walker (May 14, 1843 – January 14, 1929) was an American painter of figures and portraits best known for his mural decorations.
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Herbert Adams (sculptor)
Samuel Herbert Adams (January 28, 1858 – May 21, 1945) was an American sculptor.
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Independence Avenue (Washington, D.C.)
Independence Avenue is a major east-west street in the southwest and southeast quadrants of the city of Washington, D.C., in the United States, running just south of the United States Capitol.
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James Madison Memorial Building
The James Madison Memorial Building is one of three buildings that make up the Library of Congress and is part of the United States Capitol Complex.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German writer and statesman.
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John Adams Building
The John Adams Building is one of three library buildings of the Library of Congress in the United States.
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John L. Smithmeyer
John L. Smithmeyer was an American architect.
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Jonathan Scott Hartley
Jonathan Scott Hartley (September 23, 1845 – 1912), American sculptor, was born at Albany, New York.
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Library
A library is a collection of sources of information and similar resources, made accessible to a defined community for reference or borrowing.
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Library of Congress
The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the de facto national library of the United States.
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List of National Historic Landmarks in Washington, D.C.
The District of Columbia, capital of the United States, is home to 74 National Historic Landmarks.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne (né Hathorne; July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864) was an American novelist, dark romantic, and short story writer.
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National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance.
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Olin Levi Warner
Olin Levi Warner (April 9, 1844August 14, 1896) was an American sculptor and artist noted for the striking bas relief portrait medallions and busts he created in the late 19th century.
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Page of the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives Page Program was a program run by the United States House of Representatives, under the office of the Clerk of the House, in which high school juniors acted as non-partisan federal employees in the House of Representatives, providing supplemental administrative support to House operations in a variety of capacities in Washington, D.C., at the United States Capitol.
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Page of the United States Senate
A United States Senate Page (Senate Page or simply Page) is a non-partisan federal employee serving the United States Senate in Washington, D.C., under the Senate Page Program.
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Palais Garnier
The Palais Garnier (French) is a 1,979-seat opera house, which was built from 1861 to 1875 for the Paris Opera.
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Paul J. Pelz
Paul Johannes Pelz (18 November 1841 – 30 March 1918) was a German-American architect, best known as the main architect of the Library of Congress in Washington DC.
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President of the United States
The President of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America.
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Racialism
Racialism is the belief that the human species is naturally divided into races, that are ostensibly distinct biological categories.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882) was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century.
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Roland Hinton Perry
Roland Hinton Perry (January 25, 1870 – October 27, 1941)"New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WRL-TLD: 20 March 2015), Roland Perry, 27 Oct 1941; citing Death, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 2,130,459.
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Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States (sometimes colloquially referred to by the acronym SCOTUS) is the highest federal court of the United States.
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The Court of Neptune Fountain
The Court of Neptune Fountain is a group of bronze sculptures, by Roland Hinton Perry in 1897-1898.
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Thomas Babington Macaulay
Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay, FRS FRSE PC (25 October 1800 – 28 December 1859) was a British historian and Whig politician.
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Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson (April 13, [O.S. April 2] 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Father who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and later served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809.
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Thomas Lincoln Casey Sr.
Thomas Lincoln Casey Sr. (May 10, 1831 – March 25, 1896) was a noted military and civil engineer of the late 19th Century.
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Trevi Fountain
The Trevi Fountain (Fontana di Trevi) is a fountain in the Trevi district in Rome, Italy, designed by Italian architect Nicola Salvi and completed by Giuseppe Pannini.
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Tympanum (architecture)
In architecture, a tympanum (plural, tympana) is the semi-circular or triangular decorative wall surface over an entrance, door or window, which is bounded by a lintel and arch.
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was established by the Acts of Union 1800, which merged the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland.
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United States Army Corps of Engineers
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is a U.S. federal agency under the Department of Defense and a major Army command made up of some 37,000 civilian and military personnel, making it one of the world's largest public engineering, design, and construction management agencies.
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United States Capitol
The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol Building, is the home of the United States Congress, and the seat of the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government.
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United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the Federal government of the United States.
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United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, the Senate being the upper chamber.
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United States Poet Laureate
The Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress—commonly referred to as the United States Poet Laureate—serves as the official poet of the United States.
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United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, which along with the United States House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprise the legislature of the United States.
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Walter Scott
Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, poet and historian.
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War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a conflict fought between the United States, the United Kingdom, and their respective allies from June 1812 to February 1815.
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Washington Irving
Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American short story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century.
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Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States of America.
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World's Columbian Exposition
The World's Columbian Exposition (the official shortened name for the World's Fair: Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair and Chicago Columbian Exposition) was a world's fair held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson_Building
