Apr 11, 2019
It is #NationalPetDay and there’s no better way to celebrate than by checking out a library book to read with your four legged companion.
The painting depicts the interior of the Library Company's building on 5th Street. Lloyd P. Smith, the Librarian, is standing behind the charge desk. There is a woman and her dog standing in front of the desk with her back to the viewer. It is possible the woman is supposed to be Anne Hampton Brewster who owned a dog and was a close friend of Lloyd P. Smith.
Wood, George Bacon, 1832-1910. Library Building on 5th Street.1880. Oil on wood ; 7 x 8 inches.