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Photo (detail):
Barbara Bernstein
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"Air"
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| 1936 |
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Gorton Community Center
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Mural,
oil on canvas
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| 6' x 10' |
| Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) |
| Location: auditorium |
| Restored 2003-2004 |
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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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"American Educational System"
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| 1941 |
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West Pullman School
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Mural,
oil on canvas
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| 5'2" x 10'3" |
| Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) |
| Location: ground floor hallway |
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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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"Americanization of Immigrants"
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| 1940 |
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West Pullman School
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Mural,
oil on canvas
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| 2 panels, each 5'6" x 9'2" |
| Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) |
| Location: assembly hall |
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Photo (detail):
Barbara Bernstein
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"Community Life of Oak Park in the 19th Century"
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| 1936 |
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Horace Mann School
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Mural,
oil on canvas
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| 7' x 75' |
| Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) |
| Location: corridor |
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Photo (detail):
Barbara Bernstein
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"Earth"
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| 1936 |
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Gorton Community Center
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Mural,
oil on canvas
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| 6' x 10' |
| Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) |
| Location: auditorium |
| Restored 2003-2004 |
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Photo (detail):
Barbara Bernstein
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"Fire"
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| 1936 |
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Gorton Community Center
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Mural,
oil on canvas
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| 6' x 10' |
| Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) |
| Location: auditorium |
| Restored 2003-2004 |
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Used with permission of the United States Postal Service©. All rights reserved.
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Photo (detail):
Jimmy Emerson, DVM
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"Going to Work"
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| 1941 |
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Staunton 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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Photo (detail):
Image courtesy of Heather Becker, Art for the People, and The Conservation Center at www.theconservationcenter.com
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"History of the New World"
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| 1938 |
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Partee High School
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Mural,
oil on canvas
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| 5 murals; 1 8'h x 6w, 4 10'10"h x 6'w |
| Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) |
| Location: auditorium |
| Restored 1999 |
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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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"Romance of Monroe"
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| 1938 |
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Monroe Historical Museum
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Mural,
oil on canvas
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| Program: Treasury Section of Fine Arts |
| Location: On the backside of lobby wall |
| In 1972, the mural was moved to the Monroe Community College library when a new post office was built. The mural has since been moved back to the original building it was painted for but not the original location over the Postmaster's door. |
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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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"The Life of Horace Mann"
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| 1937 |
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Horace Mann School
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Mural,
oil on canvas
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| 3 panels: one 11'h x 8'7"w, one 13'6" h |
| Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) |
| Location: auditorium |
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Photo (detail):
Barbara Bernstein
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"Water"
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| 1936 |
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Gorton Community Center
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Mural,
oil on canvas
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| 6' x 10' |
| Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) |
| Location: auditorium |
| Restored 2003-2004 |
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