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Stylized borders of leaves in green and orange and hand-carved wood designs "framed" the paintings [Frederick Warshauer residence].

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Call NumberX-6629CreatorDallas, SandraDate1964SummaryInterior view of a wall mural and portion of a beamed ceiling in the Frederick Warshauer residence in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado, depicts a Roman chariot race between two contestants each driving four horses; area filled with spectators and a trumphiful arch with charioteers on top; panels around This scene include portraits of Herbert Spencer, Abraham Lincoln, a classical figure, and Ralph Waldo Emersom; portions of a painting of the Coliseum and the Roman forum are depicted; oak wood trim on top of mural with carved egg-and-dart design; Yens Erickson, a graduate of the Paris and Copenhagen schools of art commissioned to paint murals directly on the plaster walls.Physical Description1 photonegative ; 6 x 6 cm (2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.); 1 photoprint ; 26 x 21 cm (10 x 8 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectAntonito (Colo.)InteriorsMurals--Colorado--AntonitoWarshauer, Frederick B., 1859-1913--Homes and haunts.CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710006629Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionWH1204. Sandra Dallas papersNotesFormerly A725. Title hand-written on back of photoprint. R7100066293

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Stylized borders of leaves in green and orange and hand-carved wood designs "framed" the paintings [Frederick Warshauer residence].