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Artist: Edwin Boyd Johnson

City Hall Mural – Sioux Falls SD

A three-piece fresco was painted byEdwin Boyd Johnson in 1936 for Sioux Falls’s brand-new city hall. The work is still extant and housed in the Commissioners Room.

Project type: Murals, Art Works
Agency: WPA Arts Project (WPAAP)

Melrose Park Public Library Mural – Melrose Park IL

"Airmail"

The Melrose Park Library is located in the building that was previously the main post office for Melrose Park. In 2007 “Airmail” was rediscovered hidden by a drop ceiling. It was painted by Edwin Boyd Johnson in 1937 with funding… read more

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)

Post Office (former) Mural – Dickson TN

"People of the Soil"

“People of the Soil” Medium: Tempera on plaster

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)

UI Medical Center, College of Medicine: Johnson Murals – Chicago IL

"Great Men of Medicine"

The “Great Men of Medicine” depicted in this New Deal fresco of nine 1′ x 1′ panels  include Pare (shown in photo), Pasteur, Darwin, Lister, Jenner, Koch, Virchow, Melpighi, and Harvey. The frescoes were painted by Edwin Boyd Johnson in… read more

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Federal Arts Project (FAP)

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