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Thomas Stephen Foley

Portrait painting of Thomas Stephen Foley in a dark blue suit standing next to a window with his left hand resting on the back of a chair, his right hand resting at his side. Outside the window is green lawn with a tree, and the dome of the Library of Congress visible in the background./tiles/collection/1/1904.xml
Portrait painting of Thomas Stephen Foley in a dark blue suit standing next to a window with his left hand resting on the back of a chair, his right hand resting at his side. Outside the window is green lawn with a tree, and the dome of the Library of Congress visible in the background.
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Date

1998

Artist

Frank Wright

Dimensions

50 1/2 x 33 1/2 in. (128.3 x 85.1 cm) Framed: 65 x 47 1/2 in. (165.1 x 120.7 cm)

Accession Number

2005.016.049

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

Speaker Thomas Foley’s portrait by Washington, D.C., realist artist Frank Wright was unveiled in 1999. The portrait’s setting—the Speaker’s Ceremonial Office, a historic space in the Capitol—includes the view of the Jefferson building of the Library of Congress from the east-side window. In contrast to the trend of adding personal, contemporary touches to portraits, this work instead links the Speaker to the historical institution by including the ornate Victorian interior and Beaux-Arts architecture of the library.

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