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Photo (detail):
Melissa Lamont, SDSU
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"A Visit to the Jungle"
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| 1938 |
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Jane Addams Elementary School
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Mural,
fresco: casein tempera on plaster
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| 5'6" h x 17'6" long |
| Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) |
| Location: library |
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Photo (detail):
Melissa Lamont, SDSU
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"History of Printing Through the Ages" (China)
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South Gate Community Center
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Mural,
tempera
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| Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) |
| There were originally 5 panels in this series; two have been destroyed. |
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Photo (detail):
Melissa Lamont, SDSU
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"History of Printing Through the Ages" (Egypt)
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South Gate Community Center
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Mural,
tempera
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| Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) |
| There were originally five panels in this series; two have been destroyed. |
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Photo (detail):
Melissa Lamont, SDSU
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"History of Printing Through the Ages" (Modern)
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South Gate Community Center
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Mural,
tempera
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| Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) |
| There were originally five panels in this series; two have been destroyed |
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Photo (detail):
Melissa Lamont
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"Scenes from English Language Classics: Alice in Wonderland"
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| 1937 |
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Long Beach Public Library
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Mural,
oil on canvas
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| 4'6" high |
| Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) |
| Location: Children's Reading Room |
| Mural also shows "Man With the Hoe," "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard," "The Compleat Angler" |
| Moved and restored after a fire in 1972 |
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Photo (detail):
Melissa Lamont
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"Scenes from English Language Classics: Hiawatha"
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| 1937 |
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Long Beach Public Library
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Mural,
oil on canvas
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| 4'6" high |
| Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) |
| Location: Children's Reading Room |
| Moved and restored after a fire in 1972 |
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Photo (detail):
Melissa Lamont
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"Scenes from English Language Classics: L'allego and Il Pernseroso"
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| 1937 |
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Long Beach Public Library
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Mural,
oil on canvas
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| 4'6" high |
| Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) |
| Location: Children's Reading Room |
| Mural also shows The Vicar of Wakefield and Rip Van Winkle |
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Photo (detail):
Melissa Lamont, SDSU
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"Scenes from English Language Classics: Pilgrim's Progress"
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| 1937 |
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Long Beach Public Library
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Mural,
oil on canvas
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| 4'6" h |
| Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) |
| Location: periodicals room |
| Relocated from the Lincoln Park branch of the library. 5 of the original 14 panels were damaged when that library caught fire. |
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"Scenes from English Language Classics: The Canterbury Tales"
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| 1937 |
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Long Beach Public Library
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Mural,
oil on canvas
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| 4'6" high |
| Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) |
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Photo (detail):
Melissa Lamont
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"Scenes from English Language Classics: The Fairie Queen"
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| 1937 |
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Long Beach Public Library
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Mural,
oil
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| 4'6" high |
| Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) |
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Photo (detail):
Melissa Lamont
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"Scenes from English Language Classics: The King James Bible"
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| 1937 |
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Long Beach Public Library
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Mural,
oil on canvas
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| 4'6" high |
| Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) |
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Photo (detail):
Melissa Lamont
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"Scenes from English Language Classics: The Lady of Shalott"
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| 1937 |
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Long Beach Public Library
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Mural,
oil on canvas
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| 4'6" high |
| Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) |
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Photo (detail):
Melissa Lamont
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"Scenes from English Language Classics: The Tempest"
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| 1937 |
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Long Beach Public Library
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Mural,
oil on canvas
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| 4'6" high |
| Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) |
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