City Hall Mural – Chicago IL
This 10′ x 27′ fresco “The Blessings of Water” was painted by Edward Millman in 1937 with funding from the WPA Federal Art Project. It was restored in 1994.
City Hall Mural – Chicago IL
In 1936, when Edward Millman was the state director of mural projects for the FAP, he was commissioned to convert a blank 400 square-foot wall in the City Hall offices of the former Bureau of Water (current Service Center) into… read more
Lucy Flower High School Mural – Chicago IL
This fresco “Women’s Contribution to American Progress” by Edward Millman was painted with WPA Federal Art Project funds. It depicts Lucy Flower, Grace Abbott, Frances Perkins, Jane Addams, Susan B. Anthony, Harriet Tubman, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Clara Barton. There… read more
Main Post Office Murals – St. Louis MO
The post office contains nine stunning murals by artists Edward Millman and Mitchell Siporin. Depicting the “cycle on history of the region,” this massive project was the largest single project awarded for a Post Office by the Treasury Section. The… read more
Post Office Mural – Moline IL
“Located at the Moline post office is a mural entitled “Ploughshare Manufacturing” by Edward Millman. Created in 1937, this mural is an “egg tempera on gesso” … Born in Chicago in 1907, Edward Millman attended the School of the Art… read more
Post Office Murals – Decatur IL
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