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Artist: Mitchell Siporin

Lane Tech College Prep High School Auditorium Mural – Chicago IL

"Teaching of the Arts"

Among the many Federal Art Project (FAP) funded artworks at Lane Tech High school is a four-panel fresco in the auditorium, “Teaching of the Arts,” painted by Mitchell Siporin in 1938. Each panel is 15′ x 3’6.” From A Guide… read more

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

Main Post Office Murals – St. Louis MO

St. Louis Post Office Murals 9

The post office contains nine stunning murals by artists Edward Millman and Mitchell Siporin. Depicting the “cycle on history of the region,” this massive project was the largest single project awarded for a Post Office by the Treasury Section. The… read more

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

Post Office Murals – Decatur IL

The Decatur post office contains several Treasury Section of Fine Arts murals by Edward Millman, Mitchell Siporin and Edgar Britton. The murals were completed in 1938. Three different halls in the post office contain murals by each artist respectively. Edward… read more

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

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