George W. Maynard

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

For other people named George Maynard, see George Maynard (disambiguation).
George W. Maynard
Born
George Willoughby Maynard

(1843-03-05)March 5, 1843
Washington, D.C.
DiedApril 5, 1923(1923-04-05) (aged 80)
New York, New York
EducationNational Academy of Design
OccupationArtist
Signature

Biography

George W. Maynard was born in Washington, D.C. He studied at the National Academy of Design in New York City, and the Royal Academy in Antwerp, Belgium.[1]

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.[2]

He died in New York on April 5, 1923.[3]

Paintings

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
  • In Strange Seas at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1889
  • Courage
  • Justice and Courage (background, right)
  • Courage - Valor - Fortitude - Achievement
  • '76 (Soldier of the Revolution), Harper's Weekly, July 15, 1876

References
  1. The National Cyclopedia of American Biography. XI. James T. White & Company. 1901. pp. 287–288. Retrieved August 6, 2020 – via Google Books.
  2. National Academicians Archived 2013-09-23 at the Wayback Machine, from National Academy of Design.
  3. "G. W. Maynard, Artist, 80, To Be Buried at Wash., D.C." Brooklyn Times-Union. April 7, 1923. p. 2. Retrieved August 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Soldier of the Revolution, 1776, from ArtNet.
  5. Francis Davis Millet, from National Portrait Gallery.
  6. Sappho, from Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
  7. In Strange Seas, from Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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