List of murals by Frank Weston Benson explained

Frank Weston Benson made Murals as well as portraits, waterscapes, wildlife, landscapes and other works of art.

Benson was commissioned by the Library of Congress of the United States in the 1890s; he completed murals of the Four Seasons and Three Graces for the project.[1]

Murals

TitleImageYearCollectionComments and SIRIS ID
Aglaia
(or The Graces: Aglaia),
mural
1896 Library of Congress,
Washington, DC
Subject: Aglaia, patroness of Husbandry, seated in landscape, holding shepherd's crook. SIRIS Control Number 08480647.
Euphrosyne
(or The Graces: Euphrosyne),
mural
1896 Library of Congress,
Washington, DC
Subject: Euphrosyne, patroness of Beauty, seated in landscape, looking at herself in hand mirror. SIRIS Control Number 08480649
Thalia (or The Graces: Thalia),
mural
1896 08480648 Library of Congress,
Washington, DC
Subject: Thalia, patroness of Music, seated in landscape, holding lyre.
The Four Seasons,
mural


1896 Library of Congress,
Washington, DC
Sketch for a Mural,
oil on canvas
c. 1890 Dimensions: 32.9 in x 40.1 in (83.6 cm x 101.9 cm). SIRIS Control Number 62641460

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  1. [#IMASunlight|''Sunlight'', Indianapolis Museum of Art]