George Willoughby Maynard (March 5, 1843 – April 5, 1923) was an American painter, illustrator and muralist.
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.
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.National Academicians , from National Academy of Design. He was also an honorary artist member of the Salmagundi Club New York from 1886 until his death and served as its President from 1888 to 1889.Centennial roster of the Salmagundi Club since its inception in 1871 to 1972. (SCNY, New York, 1972, p. 81)
He died in New York on April 5, 1923.
Paintings '76 (Soldier of the Revolution) (1876). Exhibited at the 1876 Centennial Exposition. Cover: Harper's Weekly, July 15, 1876.Soldier of the Revolution, 1776, from ArtNet. Portrait of Francis Davis Millet, Dressed as a War Correspondent (1878), National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian.Francis Davis Millet, from National Portrait Gallery. 1884 Temple Gold Medal: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Sappho (1888), Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.Sappho , from Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. In Strange Seas (1889), Metropolitan Museum of Art.In Strange Seas, from Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Murals
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
Gallery
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External links
Photograph of George W. Maynard from the Library of Congress