The description at Coit Tower of this controversial 10′ x 10′ PWAP fresco “Library” by Bernard Zakheim reads: “Joining the artist in the library are family and friends. The artist is reading a Hebrew book. Fellow artist John Langley Howard… read more
This 8.5′ x 5′ tempera-on-plaster fresco “Community Spirit” was completed in 1935 with New Deal funds (program unknown to the Living New Deal). The mural was painted by Bernard Zakheim with assistance from Joseph Kelly and Phyllis Wrightson.
This building was originally the post office, but then was repurposed as the Mineola Historical Museum. The oil-on-canvas mural by Bernard Zakheim, entitled “New and Old Methods of Transportation,” was funded by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. From Art… read more
The historic post office in Rusk, Texas houses an example of New Deal artwork: a Section of Fine Arts-commissioned mural, titled “Agriculture and Industry at Rusk,” completed in 1939.
A ten panel fresco depicting the “History of Medicine in California” was completed by Bernard Zakheim in 1936 with FAP funds. The mural is located in Toland Hall. Zakheim also painted another pair of murals in 1935 for Cole Hall:… read more