George Melville Smith Return to All Artists
1879- ?
"From Such Beginnings Sprang the County of Lake"
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"From Such Beginnings Sprang the County of Lake"
1938
Crown Point Post Office
Mural, oil on canvas
11'10" x 4'10"
Program: Treasury Section of Fine Arts
Location: Lobby
"Indians Cede the Land"
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Photo:  Jimmy S Emerson, DVM
 
"Indians Cede the Land"
1940
Park Ridge Library
Mural, Oil on Canvas
Program: Treasury Section of Fine Arts
Location: Library
In 1970, the old post office was sold and local high school history teacher and history buff, Paul Carlson removed the mural with the help of students Tom Musolf and Debbie Milling. The mural was sprayed with $25 worth of varnish to set the surface. It remained in storage until Mr. Carlson's death in 2008 when his family presented it to the Park Ridge library.
The mural was restored by Parma Conservation for $38,000 and unveiled at the library on February 22, 2013. This picture was taken during it's restoration at Parma in September 2012.
"The Hurricane"
 
"The Hurricane"
1938
Schubert School
Mural, oil on canvas
9'h x 9'w
Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP)
Location: auditorium
"The Life of Franz Schubert"
Photo (detail): Image courtesy of Heather Becker, Art for the People, and The Conservation Center at www.theconservationcenter.com
 
"The Life of Franz Schubert"
1938
Schubert School
Mural, oil on canvas
9'h x 9'w
Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP)
Location: auditorium
"There Was a Vision"
 
"There Was a Vision"
1938
Elmhurst Post Office
Mural, oil on canvas
7' x 14'
Program: Treasury Section of Fine Arts
Location: lobby