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Edwin Blashfield
Edwin Blashfield
Born
Edwin Howland Blashfield

December 5, 1848
Brooklyn, NY, US
DiedOctober 12, 1936
Resting placeWoodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx, NY
NationalityAmerican
EducationPennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Known forPainter, muralist

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.[1]

  1. ^ "The art education of Edwin Howland Blashfield". New-York Historical Society. 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2017-02-03.

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Minnesota State Capitol artwork

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