United States National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health

Objects of Art: Etching (Garrison, Billing, Fletcher)

Location: Lobby, Building 38. Designed by:.C. Paul Jennewein. Chiseled into the marble by: Mr. Bruno Mankowski.

Portrait busts of Dr. John Shaw Billings, first director of the National Library of Medicine (1865-1895);
Dr. Robert Fletcher, Principal Assistant Librarian (1876-1912);
and Dr. Fielding Garrison, Principal Assistant Librarian, (1912-1917).

	The impression desired and achieved is that of the founding fathers being inextricably imbedded in the fabric of the Library's structure. Left to right: Garrison, Billings, Fletcher

[ Back ] [ Table of Contents ] [ Next ]

Last reviewed: 10 August 2006
Last updated: 10 August 2006
First published: 01 March 2000
Metadata| Permanence level: Permanent: Stable Content