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Visitors entering the lobby of the [[L. W. Rogers Building]] at the headquarters of the [[Theosophical Society in America]] are surrounded by a mural painted on all four sides of the lobby (originally called the "Reception Hall." | Visitors entering the lobby of the [[L. W. Rogers Building]] at the headquarters of the [[Theosophical Society in America]] are surrounded by a mural painted on all four sides of the lobby (originally called the "Reception Hall." The work was painted in 1931 by Philadelphia artist [[Richard Blossom Farley]]. At the summer convention in 1930, members authorized the mural project that was proposed by arts patron [[Georgine Wetherill Smith]]. Mr. Farley visited the headquarters and measured the space. He returned to his studio in Philadelphia where panels were painted, and then he spent several weeks in the Rogers Building while he applied the canvas panels to the walls. | ||
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< | <ref>Georgine Wetherill Smith, "Life Aspiring through the Ages," World Theosophy 1:9 (September, 1931), 707-708.</ref> | ||
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== Photo gallery == | == Photo gallery == | ||
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Revision as of 04:49, 25 January 2014
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Visitors entering the lobby of the L. W. Rogers Building at the headquarters of the Theosophical Society in America are surrounded by a mural painted on all four sides of the lobby (originally called the "Reception Hall." The work was painted in 1931 by Philadelphia artist Richard Blossom Farley. At the summer convention in 1930, members authorized the mural project that was proposed by arts patron Georgine Wetherill Smith. Mr. Farley visited the headquarters and measured the space. He returned to his studio in Philadelphia where panels were painted, and then he spent several weeks in the Rogers Building while he applied the canvas panels to the walls.
According to Mrs. Wetherill Smith,
Photo gallery
Reception Hall from northeast corner, 1928
Reception Hall from southeast corner, 1928
View from balcony, 2007
Detail of east wall, 2007
Detail of northwest corner, 2007
Starburst on west wall, 2007
Heralds at southwest corner, 2007
Notes
- ↑ Georgine Wetherill Smith, "Life Aspiring through the Ages," World Theosophy 1:9 (September, 1931), 707-708.