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Artist: Ethel Spears

Ethel Spears Mural – Schauer Arts & Activities Center – Hartford WI

"Autumn WIsconsin Landscape"

This 1940 oil on canvas “Autumn Wisconsin Landscape” by Ethel Spears was originally painted for the Hartford post office. It is now located in the Schauer Arts & Activities Center.

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

Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School: Spears Mural – Oak Park IL

"Child and Sports--Summer"

This oil on canvas mural, entitled “Child and Sports–Summer” was painted by Ethel Spears in 1937. It is a companion piece to “Child and Sports–Winter” at the Percy Julian Middle School. Both murals were originally installed at the Lowell School…. read more

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Federal Arts Project (FAP), Works Progress Administration (WPA), Arts Programs, Work Relief Programs

Kozminski Community Academy Classroom Scenes Mural – Chicago IL

Classroom Scenes

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.

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

Linne Elementary Mural – Chicago IL

This 6′ x 30′ mural titled “The Life of Carl Von Linne” was painted by Ethel Spears in 1939 with the help of the WPA’s Federal Art Project.

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Federal Arts Project (FAP), Works Progress Administration (WPA), Arts Programs, Work Relief Programs

Nettlehorst School Mural – Chicago IL

"Horses in Literature"

The 3’2″ x 8’6″ mural “Horses in Literature,” which hangs in Chicago, Illinois’s Nettlehorst School, was painted by Ethel Spears during the Great Depression with Federal Art Project funds.

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

Oakton School Heraldic Decorations Frieze – Evanston IL

Heraldic Decorations

This fresco (overpainted with acrylic during restoration) by Ethel Spears was completed with FAP funds in 1936.

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

Percy Julian Junior High School: Spears Mural – Oak Park IL

This oil on canvas mural “Child and Sports–Winter” measures 16’10” by 6’2.” It was painted by Ethel Spears in 1937 with WPA Federal Art Project funding. The mural was originally at the Lowell School in Oak Park. Its companion piece, ‘Child… read more

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Federal Arts Project (FAP), Works Progress Administration (WPA), Arts Programs, Work Relief Programs

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