Lot 140: OOC Plato's Garden J R DeCamp 1875 Mural

OOC - 'Plato's Garden', an 1875 Mural Design for Trinity Church, Boston by Joseph Rodefer DeCamp (MA/PA, 1858-1923), marked Joseph DeCamp, Tenants Harbor, ME, in chalk on stretcher, as entered in a contest that he won but was over-ridden by the sponsor, who had already determined the winner beforehand; depicts Plato holding forth from a large marble garden seat, backed by a row of poplar trees, surrounded by acolytes, groups of figures to both flanks, the Acropolis in the background to the left, other temples to each side, remnants of Cincinnati Art Museum loan label and chalk inscription on stretcher, unframed, 32 1/2" x 10'-5 1/4", near fine condition, untouched, two tiny punctures, one in back of bench to right of Plato, the other in sky to right of trees, otherwise as delivered to the competition. Comes with custom double-walled corrugated storage container. A fine and rare example of DeCamp's work, this is the only surviving mural from his hand.