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Artist: Olive Rush

Fray Angelico Chavez History Library Mural – Santa Fe NM

"The Library Reaches the People"

Olive Rush painted this fresco, entitled “The Library Reaches the People,” in 1934, with funding from the WPA Federal Art Project. Its current location was originally Santa Fe’s public library, and is now part of the Palace of the Governors.

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

New Mexico State University: Biology Building Fresco – Las Cruces NM

Biology Annex Fresco

“Cotton Industry and Farming” Medium: fresco “In 1934 Olive Rush, under WPA/FAP, decorated the dome-shaped entrance to the biology building with a fresco. Themes are the history of the development of plant and animal life from earliest beginnings on through… read more

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

New Mexico State University: Biology Building Mural – Las Cruces NM

"Natural History of Plant and Animal Life"

“Natural History of Plant and Animal Life” Medium: fresco

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

Post Office Mural – Florence CO

The tempera mural “Antelope” was painted by Olive Rush in 1939. Funded by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts, the work installed in the Florence, Colorado post office lobby in 1939.

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

Post Office Mural – Pawhuska OK

"Osage Treaties"

The oil-on-canvas mural “Osage Treaties” was commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The work was completed by Olive Rush and installed in the historic post office building in Pawhuska, Oklahoma in 1938. The work is still visible… read more

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

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