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Photo (detail):
Kyle Hansen
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"Child and Sports--Summer"
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| 1937 |
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Gweldolyn Brooks Middle School
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Mural,
oil on canvas
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| 16'10" x 6'2" |
| Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) |
| Location: cafeteria |
| This is a companion piece to "Child and Sports--Winter" at the Julian Middle School. Both were originally at the Lowell School. |
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Photo (detail):
Barbara Bernstein
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"Child and Sports--Winter"
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| 1937 |
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Percy Julian Junior High School
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Mural,
oil on canvas
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| 16'10" x 6'2" |
| Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) |
| Location: cafeteria |
| This mural was originally at the Lowell School in Oak Park. Its companion piece, "Child and Sports--Summer"--is reportedly in storage. |
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Photo (detail):
Barbara Bernstein
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"Horses in Literature"
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| 1940 |
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Nettlehorst School
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Frieze,
Oil on canvas
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| 3'2" x 86'6" |
| Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) |
| Location: Room 205 |
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"The Life of Carl Von Linne"
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| 1939 |
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Linne Elementary
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Mural,
oil on canvas
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| 6' x 30' |
| Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) |
| Location: Room 211 |
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Used with permission of the United States Postal Service©. All rights reserved.
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Photo:
Jimmy S Emerson, DVM
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Autumn Wisconsin Landscape
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| 1940 |
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Schauer Arts Center
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Mural,
oil on canvas
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| Program: Treasury Section of Fine Arts |
| Location: Box Office Lobby |
| The mural was moved from the Hartford post office when a new post office was built. |
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Photo (detail):
Image courtesy of Heather Becker, Art for the People, and The Conservation Center at www.theconservationcenter.com
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Classroom Scenes
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| 1942 |
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Kozminski Community Academy
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Mural,
oil on canvas
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| 3 lunettes and 3 borders |
| Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) |
| Location: auditorium lobby |
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Photo (detail):
Barbara Bernstein
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Heraldic Decorations
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| 1936 |
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Oakton School
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Frieze,
fresco secco (overpainted with acrylic during restoration)
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| Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) |
| Location: auditorium - area around stage |
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