U.S. Capitol Muralists

Sep 2, 2009

U.S. Capitol Historical Society

Debora Hanson, a 2008 U.S. Capitol Historical Society fellow, talked about the works of muralists Allyn Cox and Jeffrey Greene, whose murals in the House wing of the Capitol provide an artistic narrative of U.S. history. The murals were sponsored and funded by the U.S. Capitol Historical Society. Professor Hanson presented slides during her talk .. Read More
Debora Hanson, a 2008 U.S. Capitol Historical Society fellow, talked about the works of muralists Allyn Cox and Jeffrey Greene, whose murals in the House wing of the Capitol provide an artistic narrative of U.S. history. The murals were sponsored and funded by the U.S. Capitol Historical Society. Professor Hanson presented slides during her talk and then responded to questions from members of the audience. Allyn Cox (1896-1982) painted murals on two corridors on the first floor of the House wing. Jeffrey Green painted the third corridor, completing a design envisioned by Mr. Cox. The scenes include portraits, historical events, and maps relating to the development and growth of the United States. Other work by Mr. Cox included a portrait of Henry Clay in the Senate Reception room, the Rotunda frieze, and a mural in the north Brumidi Corridor depicting the moon landing. "Allyn Cox and Jeffrey Greene: Muralists of the United States Capitol" was part of the U.S. Capitol Historical Society's 2009 Brown Bag Lecture Series "The Individual in History: Actions and Legacies." It was held at noon on Wednesday, September 2, 2009, in Ketchum Hall of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Building.

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TIME SPEAKER TEXT
00:00:06 Unidentified Speaker THE MURALS OF THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL BUILDING SHOW THE EVOLUTIONARY OF AMERICAN HISTORY. THEY...
00:00:24 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MURALISTS OF THE CAPITOL ALLYN COX AND JEFF GREENE. IN THIS SLIDE YOU SEE ALLYN...
00:29:35 Unidentified Speaker ALL THREE OF THE HOUSE CORRIDORS ARE OIL ON CANVAS, BUT THE CANVAS IS ADHERED TO THE WALLS BEFORE...
00:30:12 Unidentified Speaker IS THERE ANY CURRENT PAINTING GOING ON IN THE HOUSE, IN THE SENATE ON THE WALLS?
00:30:19 Unidentified Speaker WE HAVE SOMEONE WHO CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION MUCH BETTER THAN I CAN.
00:30:25 Unidentified Speaker CURRENTLY THERE WAS A PORTRAIT ADDED TO THE RECEPTION ROOM A YEAR OR SO AGO. THERE IS PORTRAIT INFORMATION...
00:30:46 Unidentified Speaker COULD YOU SPEAK A LITTLE IN THE GREAT EXPERIMENT, PARTICULAR SCENES AND HOW MANY THERE ARE AND HOW...
00:30:57 Unidentified Speaker IN TERMS OF THE SUBJECT MATTER, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN JOINTLY AGREED UPON. CERTAINLY ALLYN COX, GEORGE...
00:31:28 Unidentified Speaker WAS IT SORT OF THE TIME PERIOD? WHERE DID IT STOP, WHERE DID IT START? THEY HAVE THE MAYFLOWER AND...
00:31:50 Unidentified Speaker THE LAST TWO ARE TEDDY ROOSEVELT.
00:31:53 Unidentified Speaker IN TERMS OF EXACTLY HOW THE SUBJECTS WERE, AGAIN THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A COLLABORATION WITH INPUT COMING...
00:32:07 Unidentified Speaker THE CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY FUNDED THEM, BUT THE CONTRACT WAS WITH THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL....
00:32:21 Unidentified Speaker EXACTLY.
00:32:31 Unidentified Speaker WE DO HAVE HISTORY PAST 1920. HOW DO WE REFLECT MORE CURRENT HISTORY?
00:32:41 Unidentified Speaker IN TERMS OF WHAT'S THERE, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH OF SET. IN TERMS OF FUTURE PLAN SS?
00:32:52 Unidentified Speaker THEY TALKED ABOUT CONTINUING THE FRIEZE IN THE VISITORS' CENTER AROUND THE GREAT HALL, EMANCIPATION...
00:33:14 Unidentified Speaker SO SPACE CERTAINLY IS AN ISSUE IN TERMS OF WHERE'S ANYTHING ELSE GOING TO GO?
00:33:22 Unidentified Speaker YOU COULD REUSE SPACE.
00:33:25 Unidentified Speaker YOU MEAN GO BACK?
00:33:27 Unidentified Speaker I'M JUST ASKING IS THERE A PLAN FOR THE FUTURE OR IS THIS IT AND IT WILL BE HERE 400 YEARS FROM NOW...
00:33:40 Unidentified Speaker I'M SORRY, I CAN'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION. THERE ARE OTHER EXPERTS HERE. [ QUESTION INAUDIBLE ]
00:33:52 Unidentified Speaker WITH THE CAPITOL, NOTHING IS EVER ETCHED IN STONE. IF THEY WANT TO CHANGE, THEY CAN DO THAT. WHO KNOWS...
00:34:17 Unidentified Speaker MAYBE THE COMMENT I MADE ABOUT BOTH CONTINUITY AND CHANGE WOULD BE RELEVANT HERE.
00:34:29 Unidentified Speaker IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A PROCESS, ONCE IT'S PAINTED OUT, ALL CAN GO HOME. I'M BEING PROVOCATIVE IN...
00:34:44 Unidentified Speaker I'M NOT THE PERSON TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
00:34:47 Unidentified Speaker ON THAT SUBJECT, THERE HAVE BEEN THE PAINTINGS ADDED TO THE BRUMIDI CORRIDOR OF THE SPACE
00:34:52 Unidentified Speaker RIGHT. ALLYN COX. EXACTLY.
00:34:59 Unidentified Speaker THE QUESTION I WANTED TO ASK WAS ABOUT THE FINANCING, AND DO YOU HAVE BECAUSE THE TOUR GUIDES ARE...
00:35:20 Unidentified Speaker THE VALUE OF THE MONEY CHANGES SO MUCH, IT'S NOT REALLY THAT MEANINGFUL. I DON'T REMEMBER EITHER WHAT...
00:35:29 Unidentified Speaker THE FIRST CORRIDOR WAS, OF COURSE, A SMALLER PROJECT. THERE ARE EIGHT MAJOR MURALS. I THINK THAT WAS...
00:36:15 Unidentified Speaker I HAVE A QUESTION GENERALLY ABOUT THE THEMATIC CONTENT IN GENERAL. IS THERE ANY BREAKDOWN, LET'S ...
00:36:39 Unidentified Speaker YOU MEAN OVERALL IN THE ENTIRE CAPITOL?
00:36:44 Unidentified Speaker IT SEEMS THERE IS KIND OF A THE PATTERN.
00:36:47 Unidentified Speaker RIGHT. GENERALLY IT'S THINGS THAT ARE HISTORICAL EVENTS.
00:36:53 Unidentified Speaker MORE THAN WAR SCENES?
00:36:55 Unidentified Speaker I DON'T THINK ANYBODY ADDED THAT UP. IT DEPENDS ON A TINY LITTLE WAR SCENE VERSUS THE BIG ONE. I...
00:37:12 Unidentified Speaker I WENT AROUND TO COUNT WHO HAD GLASSES ON STATUES.
00:37:23 Unidentified Speaker ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR ANY, ANYTHING ELSE?
00:37:29 Unidentified Speaker AS FAR AS PRESERVATION, HOW OFTEN DOES THAT HAPPEN? DOES THE EVERGREEN COVER IT?
00:37:37 Unidentified Speaker I'M GLAD I CAME, TOO EVERGREEN WOULDN'T BE RESPONSIBLE. ACTUALLY WE HAD ONE OF THE SCENES HAD TO BE...
00:38:08 Unidentified Speaker ALL RIGHT. WELL THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. FOR THOSE WHO ARE COMING ON THE TOUR, WE WILL BE STARTING...

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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