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.
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
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.
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.
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.
This fresco (overpainted with acrylic during restoration) by Ethel Spears was completed with FAP funds in 1936.
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
Check out our latest map and guide to the work of the New Deal in Washington, D.C. It includes 500 New Deal sites in the District alone, highlighting 34 notable sites, and includes an inset map of the area around the National Mall which can be used for self-guided walking tours.
Take a look at our previous guides, equally comprehensive, covering key New Deal sites in San Francisco and New York City.
