Allyn Cox (1896 – 1982)
Posted by M.R.N. on June 23, 2013
Mural in the Cryptic Room of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial
The Mayflower Compact, 1620
The Albany Congress, 1754
The First Continental Congress, 1774
The Declaration Of Independence, 1776
The Constitutional Convention, 1787
The First Federal Congress, 1789
Washington’s Inauguration, 1789
George Washington Laying The Cornerstone Of The United States Capitol
Capitol Cornerstone Ceremony, 1793
Washington’s Farewell Address, 1796
The Library Of Congress In The Capitol, 1800-1897
Steam Powered Amphibious Boat, 1804
British Burn The Capitol, 1814
The Monroe Doctrine, 1823
First Capitol Inauguration, 1829 (Inauguration Of President Andrew Jackson)
Iron Foundry, circa 1850
Ulysses S. Grant With Union Soldiers
New Dome Symbolizes Union, 1863
Lincoln’s Second Inaugural, 1865
Civil Rights Bill Passes, 1866
Theodore Roosevelt, circa 1904
Women’s Suffrage Parade, 1917
America’s First Moon Landing, 1969
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Bruce said
Most of the wall murals (with curved frames) are from the Cox Corridors of the House side of the U.S. Capitol. There are three corridors: The Hall of Capitols, The Great Experiment Hall, and The Westward Expansion Corridor. Cox completed The Hall of Capitols and The Great Experiment Hall (this one just before he died) and his designs for The Westward Expansion Corridor were implemented by the studio that finished work in 1993.
The last one, “America’s First Moon Landing, 1969” is in the Senate side of the Capitol, in the Brumidi Corridors.
Source: http://www.uschs.org/online-tour/08.htm
All familiar history, of course, but with one puzzling scene that I wish I could ask Mr. Cox about. In “The Constitutional Convention 1787,” what is being represented by the man barring the door? The only thing I can think of is the Fourth Amendment, protection from unreasonable search and seizure. However, that’s part of the Bill of Rights which were the 10 constitutional amendments that were approved by Congress in 1789 and finally ratified in 1791.