A fresco of Aphrodite is painted to the left of a door in the Teller House bar in Central City, Colorado. She sits on a stone recessed in a darkened arch. The nude is covered with a cloth and has her left arm across her chest. She looks toward the left. The image is surrounded by a border that has decorative scrollwork in the lower left corner. A checkered border runs under the border of the image.
Description
1 copy photonegative with 4 images ; 5 x 5 cm. (1 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.); 1 photoprint ; 5 x 5 cm. (2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.)
Subject
Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1930-1940; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940; Murals--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940; Aphrodite (Greek deity)
Format-Medium
Photograph
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR710002917
Notes
Formerly negative F30146a.; Negative also includes X-2918, X-2919, and X-2920; Title hand-written on back of photoprint.; 7100029178
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