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Date added: December 29, 2014; Modified: June 22, 2016
The historic post office building in Oakville, Connecticut houses an example of New Deal artwork: a Treasury Section of Fine Arts wood relief entitled “The Picknickers,” created by Theodore C. Barbarossa in 1941.
Date added: May 26, 2015; Modified: June 21, 2016
Artist Walter Korder painted an extensive series of WPA murals for what was then Hall High School, and is now the Town Hall: “His 1,000 square foot mural covers all four walls of Room 312 and chronicles main events in… read more
Date added: June 21, 2016; Modified: June 21, 2016
The federal Public Works Administration (PWA) sponsored the construction of a new town hall for West Hartford during the Great Depression. The PWA provided a $134,782 grant for the project, whose total cost was $321,176. Construction occurred between Dec. 1935… read more
Date added: June 21, 2016; Modified: June 21, 2016
In 1933/4 the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) furnished the labor toward the development of Fernridge Park in West Hartford. A Report of Town Officials from 1934 states: With the aid of … C. W. A. labor, three additional tennis… read more
Date added: June 21, 2016; Modified: June 21, 2016
In 1933 the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) furnished the labor for upgrading the conditions of what was then known as the Seymour School. Specifically, four light bulbs were installed in each classroom, improving lighting substantially. During the winter of… read more
Date added: June 21, 2016; Modified: June 21, 2016
In 1933/4 the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) furnished the labor for redecoration / painting of the auditorium of the now-former [Alfred] Plant Junior High School in West Hartford, Connecticut. In 1934 the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.) repainted the… read more
Date added: June 21, 2016; Modified: June 21, 2016
Multiple New Deal agencies assisted in the improvement of what was then the library for West Hartford, Connecticut. [This is not to be confused with the new, and current, library, for the town, which was itself constructed as a New… read more
Date added: June 21, 2016
In 1933/4 the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) furnished the labor toward improvements at Beach Park in West Hartford, including the clearing of floral detritus.
Date added: June 21, 2016; Modified: June 21, 2016
In 1933/4 the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) furnished the labor toward the development of an athletic area / playground at Sedgwick Middle School in West Hartford—specifically the planting of elm trees at the northern and western sides of the… read more
Date added: June 21, 2016
In 1933/4 the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) furnished the labor for redecoration / painting full interior of what was then known as the “south Center School.” Living New Deal believes this to be the building now known as Charter… read more
Date added: June 21, 2016; Modified: June 21, 2016
In 1933/4 the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) funded the labor for demolition of the aging Pilgrim Father’s Hall school, on New Park Avenue, in West Hartford, Connecticut. The exact location of the building is unknown to Living New Deal.
Date added: June 21, 2016
In 1933/4 the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) furnished the labor for redecoration / painting full interior of the now-former Beach Park School in West Hartford, Connecticut. The building now houses the School for Young Children at the University of… read more
Date added: June 21, 2016; Modified: June 21, 2016
In 1933/4 the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) furnished the labor for construction of a new gymnasium floor at the now-former [James] Talcott Junior High School in West Hartford, Connecticut.
Date added: February 14, 2014; Modified: June 17, 2016
The historic post office in Clinton, Connecticut houses an example of New Deal artwork: an oil-on-canvas Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “The Post Road in Connecticut,” painted in 1937 by William Meyerowitz.
Date added: July 25, 2014; Modified: June 17, 2016
Alexander Rummler painted these two murals for the Norwalk High School cafeteria: “Shucking Oysters” and “Day’s End.” The murals were funded by the WPA’s Federal Art Project. They were restored in 1986 and are now located in Norwalk’s Maritime Aquarium.