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Williamsburg Houses Mural 1
Photo (detail): Brooklyn Museum
 
Williamsburg Houses Mural 1
1939
Brooklyn Museum
Mural, oil on canvas
111" x 168"
Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP)
Location: Counter Cafe, 1st floor
This is one of a series commissioned for the Williamsburg Houses, an early public housing project.
Painted over. Rediscovered in the 1980s and restored. Now on long-term loan from the New York City Housing Authority.