• Golden Library (ENMU): Jonson Mural - Portales NM
    The abstract mural titled "Science," by Raymond Jonson, was funded by the WPA's Federal Art Project. It is in ENMU's Golden Library. Nearby, the university's administration building houses this mural's twin, titled "Art". Flynn: They were planned as a pair, with the aim of serving as spiritual stimuli for the students. Regarding these panels, Jonson wrote in 1937: "My desire is to have a fine quality in these works based on, as a starting point, "Art" and "Science." One panel will place the emphasis on Art—the other on Science (note: my aim is to develop a series of rhythms and forms that can function as...
  • University of New Mexico Art Museum: Raymond Jonson Murals - Albuquerque NM
    This series of six large murals entitled the "Cycle of Science" was created for the old UNM Library in 1934 with funding from the PWAP. The murals depict, respectively, "Astronomy," "Engineering," "Chemistry," "Biology," "Physics," and "Mathematics." The series was designed to complement Willard Nash's paintings depicting physical activities. "Of the science series, Jonson wrote in his Technical Notes, "These studies represent my concept of the spiritual side of modern youth, with the idea that contemporary knowledge offers an emotional and spiritual approach. When the panes are finished I hope to have created not only an ideal wall decoration but works possessing a...