Kozminski Community Academy Classroom Scenes Mural – Chicago IL
Date added: August 13, 2013
Three lunettes and three borders now located at the Kozminski Community Academy in Chicago were produced with the help of New Deal funds in 1942.
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Oakton School Heraldic Decorations Frieze – Evanston IL
Date added: July 25, 2013
This fresco (overpainted with acrylic during restoration) by Ethel Spears was completed with FAP funds in 1936.
Haven Middle School Scenes of International Progress and Cooperation Mural – Evanston IL
Date added: July 25, 2013
This 6’6″ x 30′ mural was completed with FAP funds in 1936.
Haven Middle School Landscape Mural – Evanston IL
Date added: July 25, 2013
This mural by Rainey Bennett was produced with FAP funds.
Starved Rock State Park – Ottawa IL
Date added: June 26, 2013
“Starved Rock State Park is a state park in Illinois, characterized by the many canyons within its 2,630 acres (1,064 ha). Located just southeast of the village of Utica, in Deer Park Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, along the south bank of… read more
Lafayette Elementary School – Jacksonville IL
Date added: May 30, 2013
Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works (later renamed PWA), Project No. ILL. 1306-R. Constructed in 1936.
Chicago Midway International Airport – Chicago IL
Date added: October 3, 2012; Modified: May 23, 2013
Before Midway Airport was called Midway it was known as the Municipal Airport. However, in the 1930s, under the watchful eye of the WPA (Works Progress Association), the airport went under construction to expand and add new runways for safer… read more
Portage Park – Chicago IL
Date added: May 21, 2013; Modified: May 21, 2013
Portage Park is located between West Irving Park Road to the South, West Berteau Avenue to the North, North Long Avenue to the East, and North Central Avenue to the West; it occupies four city blocks and has an area… read more
Wallace Bowl – Wilmette IL
Date added: May 21, 2013
Today, The Wallace Bowl is now the home of the Park District’s summertime Starlight Theatre, which provides a unique outdoor setting for musical and dramatic performances offered to the public free of charge. The WPA began construction in 1936 of… read more
South Side Community Art Center – Chicago IL
Date added: May 17, 2013
The South Side Community Art Center (SSCAC) located at 3831 South Michigan Avenue on the South Side of Chicago, provided a permanent space for the creation and preservation of artwork made by African American artists from the surrounding community. The… read more
Post Office Reliefs – Kankakee IL
Date added: April 11, 2013; Modified: April 11, 2013
The post office contains three wooden reliefs by Edouard Chassaing. They were commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts in 1934. The work consists of 3 separate works of a pig, turkey, and duck(?) flanked by a farmer carrying… read more
Post Office Murals – Decatur IL
Date added: December 17, 2012; Modified: April 11, 2013
The Decatur post office contains several Treasury Section of Fine Arts murals by Edward Millman, Mitchell Siporin and Edgar Britton. The murals were completed in 1938. Three different halls in the post office contain murals by each artist respectively. Edward… read more
Post Office Mural – Virden IL
Date added: February 15, 2013
The post office contains a 1939 Section of Fine Arts mural by James Daugherty entitled “Illinois Pastoral.” This is a strong mural showing people involved in agriculture, interesting in that the people are shown as most important, having a great… read more
Post Office Mural – Herrin IL
Date added: February 10, 2013; Modified: February 10, 2013
“The mural in the photo above, titled “George Rogers Clark Confers with the Indians Near Herrin, Illinois” was painted by Gustaf Dalstrom and installed in the Herrin post office originally on May 27, 1940. It was rededicated May 26, 2011,… read more
Post Office Mural – Normal IL
Date added: January 31, 2013; Modified: January 31, 2013
The post office contains a 1938 Section of Fine Arts mural by Albert Pels entitled “Development of the State Normal School.” Normal IL is the home of Illinois State University, formally the Normal School, a school for the education of… read more