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How the New Deal lives on today
Volunteers “Pitch in” to Save WPA Sculpture at Golden Gate Park
A thousand acres of shifting sand with clusters of old-growth live oak were the raw materials for San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. By the 1870s the dunes had been transformed into a Victorian-era commons for the burgeoning city. San Francisco’s… read more
Discovering the New Deal at the NYC Municipal Archives and Library
Located in one of the City’s most beautiful Beaux-Arts buildings, the landmark Surrogate’s Court at 31 Chambers Street in Manhattan’s Civic Center, are the Municipal Archives and Municipal Library. Here the City preserves and makes available to the public the… read more
The “Life of Washington” Murals Explained
Click on the images below to enlarge. Arnautoff at work at GW High School, Courtesy of the History Center, San Francisco Public Library Victor Arnautoff was one of the most prolific artists of the New Deal. Born in Russia… read more
The George Washington High School Mural 360° Panorama
Danny Glover Speaks Out In Opposition To Destruction Or Covering Of New Deal Murals At George Washington High School
For Immediate Release: August 12, 2019 Contact: Jon Golinger – for Coalition to Protect Public Art (415) 531-8585Noah Griffin – for Mr. Glover (415) 756-3933 News Release DANNY GLOVER SPEAKS OUT IN OPPOSITION TO DESTRUCTION OR COVERING OF NEW DEAL MURALS AT… read more
PRESS RELEASE: S.F. School Board President Stevon Cook Proposes Solution to Dispute Over Controversial Mural
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate ReleaseCONTACT: Laura Dudnick Office: (415) 241-6565 Cell: (415) 730-0314 Email: [email protected] School Board President Stevon Cook Proposes Solution to Dispute Over Controversial Mural“Life of Washington” Mural Could be Preserved by Covering Over It to Make Way for New, Positive ArtworkSan Francisco (August 9,… read more
The San Francisco Heritage Memo to the San Francisco School Board offers Alternatives to Destroying the George Washington High School Murals
Join our Campaign to Save the George Washington High School Murals from Destruction
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Join our campaign to save the historic WPA murals at the George Washington High School in San Francisco. The members of the SF School Board have voted on June 27 to destroy the murals. The Guardian, the New York Times, and… read more
SF School Board Votes to Remove Arnautoff Murals
Despite public opposition, the San Francisco school board voted on Tuesday unanimously to remove the George Washington Arnautoff murals. The art has been the object of controversy for its depiction of slaves and a dead Native American. Find more details… read more