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Artist: George Biddle

Kennedy Department of Justice Building: Biddle Frescoes – Washington DC

Right panels, Biddle, "Society Freed Through Justice," Dept of Justice - Washington DC

The New Deal is responsible for a magnificent array of artworks that embellish the Department of Justice building. The Treasury Section of Fine Arts commissioned artists to create 68 murals between 1936 and 1941 for $68,000, or one percent of the… read more

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

Pierre Van Cortlandt School – Croton-on-Hudson NY

The Pierre Van Cortlandt School was completed and opened in January 1940. The school was built as a Public Works Administration (PWA) project, a New Deal progream established under Franklin Roosevelt. The building has some beautiful artwork, including a stone… read more

Project type: Education and Health, Schools
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Post Office Murals – New Brunswick NJ

"George Washington with De Witt, Geographer of the Revolutionary Army"

The post office contains three murals by George Biddle painted in 1939 with Treasury Section of Fine Arts funds, each depicting a historical scene from the region: “George Washington with De Witt, Geographer of the Revolutionary Army” “Washington Retreating from… read more

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

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