The 16-by-9-foot mural was designed to look like a collage of 16 posters plastered up with wheat paste, Polyak says. The posters are in Polyak’s signature style, with bright colors, bold fonts ...

A tour of large murals in two Evanston schools scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 19 will give the public a rare chance to view these 1930s WPA master works. It will be held Saturday, Oct. 19. Reservations ...

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 ...

Artists could apply directly to Edward Bruce, the head of The Section of Fine Arts, a part of the WPA. They would send sketches of proposed murals or statues for approval. The murals, usually placed ...

Art for the people : Carl W. Peters and the Rochester WPA murals / Jessica Marten.

26 x 18 in. (66 x 45.7 cm.) ...

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“I’m glad to see the WPA mural is still visible in the east stairway — one of the signature landmarks in the old high school,” Coyle said. “Our classrooms are now history, but Rickie Lenthe’s speech ...

Surgery began to be performed, and cardiograph and x-ray technology was introduced. The entryway to the main building was graced with now-classic WPA murals, which are still on display. After the war, ...