• Herbert Hoover Middle School Mural - San Jose CA
    After a design by Edgar Taylor, craftspeople Mary Henry, Norval Gill, and Robert Spray completed this mural, entitled "Medieval Scene," in 1938 with funds provided by the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project. It is in the main stairwell of the Historic Hoover building in Herbert Hoover Middle School.
  • Herbert Hoover Middle School Stained Glass - San Jose CA
    Several artists collaborated to create this beautiful stained glass window for Herbert Hoover Middle School. A description (pictured below) of the window by participating artist Norval L. Gill includes the following: "Mary Dill Henry, Robert E. Spray and Norval L. Gill were among the half-dozen artists and craftsmen who produced this stained glass window in 1937-1938 at the Federal Arts Project in Oakland...Edgar D. Taylor was the designer of the window. It depicts a medieval scene in which a manuscript is presented to a king and queen... This stained glass window was fabricated in the traditional way with the various pieces of...