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Used with permission of the United States Postal Service©. All rights reserved.
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Photo (detail):
Seth Gaines
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"Early Pioneers"
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| 1938 |
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Decatur Post Office
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Frieze,
oil on canvas
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| Program: Treasury Section of Fine Arts |
| Location: South lobby |
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Used with permission of the United States Postal Service©. All rights reserved.
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Photo (detail):
Seth Gaines
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"Growth of Democracy in Illinois" (aka "Social Justice")
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| 1938 |
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Decatur Post Office
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Frieze,
oil on canvas
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| Program: Treasury Section of Fine Arts |
| Location: South lobby |
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Used with permission of the United States Postal Service©. All rights reserved.
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Photo:
Jimmy S Emerson, DVM
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"Manufacture of Plow Shares in Moline"
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| 1937 |
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Moline Post Office
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Mural,
Egg tempera on gesso
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| 8'6" w x 7' h |
| Program: Treasury Section of Fine Arts |
| Location: Lobby |
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"The Blessings of Water"
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| 1937 |
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City Hall
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Mural,
fresco
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| 10' x 27' |
| Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) |
| Location: Service Center (former Water Department), first floor |
| Restored 1994 |
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Photo (detail):
Image courtesy of Heather Becker, Art for the People, and The Conservation Center at www.theconservationcenter.com
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"Women's Contribution to American Progress"
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| 1940 |
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Lucy Flower High School
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Mural,
Fresco
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| 6 panels: two 7'9" x 9', two 4'5" x 9', |
| Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) |
| Location: First-floor foyer |
| The women shown are Lucy Flower, Grace Abbott, Frances Perkins, Jane Addams, Susan B. Anthony, Harriet Tubman, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Clara Barton. There is also an Allegorical Scene of Women Sewing and an Allegorical Scene of Women's Fight for Peace |
| Mural was painted over in 1941; uncovered and restored 1995-1998 |
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