New Deal Projects – Living New Deal

O’Maley Middle School: Stoddard Mural – Gloucester MA

A 4 x 9 foot mural, “Our Daily Bread,” was painted by Frederick Stoddard in 1934 with the help of New Deal funds for the old Central Grammar School – now O’Maley Middle School in Gloucester MA. Given the date, the… read more

Sawyer Free Library Murals – Gloucester MA

The fresco murals at the Sawyer Free Library, “Scenes of the Region”, by Frederick Stoddard and Howard Curtis were painted with the help of New Deal funds. They are located in the east entryway stairwell and 2nd floor reference room.