Elihu Vedder
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Elihu Vedder (1836-1923) was an American painter, book illustrator, and sculptor who spent most of his career in Rome. Known for his visionary, symbolic paintings featuring mysterious desert landscapes, cosmic imagery, and mythological subjects.
His illustrations for Edward FitzGerald's translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (1884) are considered his masterwork: 55 drawings combining Art Nouveau decorative sense with philosophical depth. He also created mosaics for the Library of Congress.
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About Elihu Vedder
Vedder's illustrations for the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (1884) are his masterwork. He also painted visionary, symbolic canvases and created mosaics for the Library of Congress.
Paintings are at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Brooklyn Museum. His mosaics are in the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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