Ethel Spears Return to All Artists
1903-1974
"Child and Sports--Summer"
Photo (detail): Kyle Hansen
 
"Child and Sports--Summer"
1937
Gweldolyn Brooks Middle School
Mural, oil on canvas
16'10" x 6'2"
Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP)
Location: cafeteria
This is a companion piece to "Child and Sports--Winter" at the Julian Middle School. Both were originally at the Lowell School.
"Child and Sports--Winter"
Photo (detail): Barbara Bernstein
 
"Child and Sports--Winter"
1937
Percy Julian Junior High School
Mural, oil on canvas
16'10" x 6'2"
Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP)
Location: cafeteria
This mural was originally at the Lowell School in Oak Park. Its companion piece, "Child and Sports--Summer"--is reportedly in storage.
"Horses in Literature"
Photo (detail): Barbara Bernstein
 
"Horses in Literature"
1940
Nettlehorst School
Frieze, Oil on canvas
3'2" x 86'6"
Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP)
Location: Room 205
"The Life of Carl Von Linne"
 
"The Life of Carl Von Linne"
1939
Linne Elementary
Mural, oil on canvas
6' x 30'
Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP)
Location: Room 211
Autumn Wisconsin Landscape
Used with permission of the United States Postal ServiceĀ©. All rights reserved.
Photo:  Jimmy S Emerson, DVM
 
Autumn Wisconsin Landscape
1940
Schauer Arts Center
Mural, oil on canvas
Program: Treasury Section of Fine Arts
Location: Box Office Lobby
The mural was moved from the Hartford post office when a new post office was built.
Classroom Scenes
Photo (detail): Image courtesy of Heather Becker, Art for the People, and The Conservation Center at www.theconservationcenter.com
 
Classroom Scenes
1942
Kozminski Community Academy
Mural, oil on canvas
3 lunettes and 3 borders
Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP)
Location: auditorium lobby
Heraldic Decorations
Photo (detail): Barbara Bernstein
 
Heraldic Decorations
1936
Oakton School
Frieze, fresco secco (overpainted with acrylic during restoration)
Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP)
Location: auditorium - area around stage