Walls Speak: The Narrative Art of Hildreth Meière – National Building Museum

Walls Speak: The Narrative Art of Hildreth Meière

By Catherine Coleman Brawer Hildreth Meière (1892-1961) was a prominent American muralist and mosaicist, whose style was synonymous with Art Deco. Her career was launched in 1923 when architect Bertram G. Goodhue (1869-1924) commissioned her to decorate the dome of the Great Hall of the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. While Meière was … Continue reading Walls Speak: The Narrative Art of Hildreth Meière