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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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"Women's Contribution to American Progress"
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| 1940 |
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Mural,
Fresco
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| 6 panels: two 7'9" x 9', two 4'5" x 9', |
| Edward Millman
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| Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) |
| Location: First-floor foyer |
| The women shown are Lucy Flower, Grace Abbott, Frances Perkins, Jane Addams, Susan B. Anthony, Harriet Tubman, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Clara Barton. There is also an Allegorical Scene of Women Sewing and an Allegorical Scene of Women's Fight for Peace |
| Mural was painted over in 1941; uncovered and restored 1995-1998 |
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