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"Children's Subjects"
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Photo (detail): Image courtesy of Heather Becker, Art for the People, and The Conservation Center at www.theconservationcenter.com
 
"Children's Subjects"
1940
Mural, oil on canvas
4 panels, each 11' x 6'
Grace Spongberg , painter
Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP)
Location: auditorium
Mural subjects are 1) Art, 2) History, 3) Science, 4) Music
Restored 2001
"History of Books"
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Photo (detail): Image courtesy of Heather Becker, Art for the People, and The Conservation Center at www.theconservationcenter.com
 
"History of Books"
1937
Mural, oil on canvas
freize in 15 sections; 4'6" x 70'
Gustaf Dahlstrom , painter
Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP)
Location: lunchroom
Restored 2000