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Photo:
Fidencio Marbella
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"Airmail"
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1937 |
Melrose Park Public Library
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Mural,
fresco
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8' long, 4 1/2 high |
Program: Treasury Section of Fine Arts |
Location: In Melrose Park Historic Center, connected to the Melrose Park Library |
The Melrose Park Library is located in the building that was previously the main post office for Melrose Park. In 2007 "Airmail" was rediscovered hidden by a drop ceiling. |
Restored by Parma Conservation and returned to Melrose Park in 2010. |
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Photo (detail):
Barbara Bernstein
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"Great Men of Medicine"
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1938 |
UI Medical Center, College of Medicine
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Mural,
fresco
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9 panels, each 1' x 1' |
Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) |
Location: Alumni-Faculty Lounge |
The "great men" depicted are Pare (shown in photo), Pasteur, Darwin, Lister, Jenner, Koch, Virchow, Melpighi, and Harvey |
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Used with permission of the United States Postal ServiceĀ©. All rights reserved.
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Photo (detail):
Jimmy Emerson, DVM
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"People of the Soil"
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1939 |
Old Dickson Post Office
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Tempera on plaster
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Program: Treasury Section of Fine Arts |
Location: Old post office lobby |
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Used with permission of the United States Postal ServiceĀ©. All rights reserved.
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Photo (detail):
Seth Gaines
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"The Old Days"
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1941 |
Tuscola Post Office
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Mural,
oil on canvas
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Program: Treasury Section of Fine Arts |
Location: lobby |
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