• Gorton Community Center Murals - Lake Forest IL
    Four 6' x 10' murals depicting "Earth," "Air," "Water" and "Fire" by Ralf Henricksen were completed in 1936 with funding from the WPA Federal Art Project. They were restored in 2003-2004.  
  • Horace Mann School Mural - Chicago IL
    The three panels of this mural "The Life of Horace Mann" depicting scenes from the life of Horace Mann was painted by Ralf Henricksen in 1937 with funds from the WPA Federal Art Project.
  • Horace Mann School Mural - Oak Park IL
    This oil on canvas mural, entitled "Community Life of Oak Park in the 19th Century," was painted in 1936 by Emmanuel Jacobson and Ralf Henricksen, with assistance from Charles Copeland and Irene Biannucci. The work was funded by the WPA Federal Art Project. The mural, measuring 7' by 75', still resides in the corridor of the Horace Mann School.
  • Monroe Historical Museum Mural - Monroe MI
    This oil on canvas mural, entitled "Romance of Monroe," was completed by Ralf Henricksen in 1938 with funding from the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The mural is currently displayed in the lobby of the Monroe Historical Museum, located in the old post office, which dates to 1910. From the New Deal Art Registry: "In 1972, the mural was moved to the Monroe Community College library when a new post office was built. The mural has since been moved back to the original building it was painted for but not the original location over the Postmaster's door."
  • Partee High School Mural - Chicago IL
    This large five-part mural "History of the New World" by Ralf Henricksen was completed with the help of WPA Federal Art Project funds in 1938.
  • Post Office Mural - Staunton IL
    Ralf Henriksen painted this oil on canvas mural, entitled "Going to Work," in 1941 with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the lobby of the Staunton post office.
  • West Pullman School Murals - Chicago IL
    The West Pullman School was established in the late 19th century. During the 1930s, the WPA funded two murals for the school auditorium. The roughly 5' x 10' oil on canvas murals, by Ralph Christian Henriksen, are entitled "American Educational System" and "Americanization of Immigrants." The school closed at the end of the school year in 2013. Current status and future plans for the murals are unknown to the Living New Deal.