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Photograph by Will France
Music Room Ceiling Mural
Photograph by Will France
Photograph by Will France

Music Room Ceiling Mural

Artist (German/American, 1862 - 1922)
Mediumoil on canvas
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number31.89.1
ClassificationsPaintings
DescriptionAllegorical scene; five female figures; one lace gowned female figure leaning on wall; surrounded by five cherubs and flowers.
ProvenancePossibly purchased c. 1894 by Miriam Lutcher Stark [Mrs. W.H. Stark, 1859-1936] [1]; W.H. Stark [1851-1936] and Miriam Lutcher Stark; by inheritance to H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to The W.H. Stark House | 1. Possibly purchased on a trip with her mother (Frances Ann Lutcher) at the World's Fair, Columbian Exposition in 1893. This was potentially commissioned at the Fair and shipped to the house later. Or possibly commissioned or purchased at a later date from the artist after viewing his work at the Columbian Exposition.
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