• Middle School Murals - Royal Oak MI
    Three very large New Deal murals hang in the auditorium of the Royal Oak Middle School. The first two,  "The Naming of Royal Oak" and "The Value of Arts, Culture, and Science," were painted by Andrew Maglia. The third, "Career Paths," was painted by Bronislaw Makielski.   Maglia worked on the first two paintings, then bowed out for lack of funds; when funding was renewed, Makielski was commissioned to complete the project.  Apparently, Makielski was substantially aided by his brother on the third mural. The murals were commissioned by the Federal Arts Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), though exact information about...