It is believed that only about a quarter of the more than 1,000 murals painted in the Illinois WPA program still remain. Many, including about 12 at Cook County Hospital, were destroyed as ...

Becker documented the restoration of these masterpieces and hundreds of others in her 2002 book, “Art of the People: the Rediscovery and Preservation of Progressive–and WPA-era Murals in ...

The San Francisco mural painted by Victor Arnautoff ... was one of countless artworks created by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) initiative under President Franklin D.

Donation Options Search Search Search “Child and Sports–Winter,” a WPA mural removed from a cafeteria at Percy Julian Middle School. | Barbara Bernstein/New Deal Art Registry Share A ...

They’ve got to eat just like other people.” The WPA supported tens of thousands of artists, by funding creation of 2,566 murals and 17,744 pieces of sculpture that decorate public buildings ...

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) murals were created to provide economic relief to people who were suffering through the Depression. Now that dozens of Chicago public schools are closing ...

When we think of the era, we think of the paintings, prints, murals, and photographs created under the auspices of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), and of the posters, propaganda ...

Jonson completed six WPA murals before accepting a position to teach at the University of New Mexico. Garman joined WPA-funded archeological digs at ancient pueblos in the Rio Grande Valley ...

Somewhere along the line, a remodel veiled the mural, and the artwork in the tiny closet slowly began to fade from people's memories. A second WPA mural painted by another artist hangs on the ...