An oil-on-canvas mural entitled “Meeting of the Original Directors of Clemson College” painted in 1941 by John Carroll and originally hung in the Clemson Post Office (now Mell Hall) downtown. It now hangs in Hardin Hall on the Campus of… read more
Harlem Hospital murals include two 1940 pieces by Charles Alston, “Magic in Medicine” and “Modern Medicine”, painted under the auspices of the Federal Arts Project of the WPA in 1936. As the New York Times notes, “Harlem Hospital’s were perhaps the first… read more
An eight panel mural by African America artist Vertis C. Hayes, entitled “Pursuit of Happiness,” was commissioned for Harlem Hospital Center with funding from the WPA’s Federal Arts Project. The mural, which was completed 1937, “…traces the African diaspora from 18th-century African… read more
In 1937 Elba Lightfoot completed this mural, entitled “Toy Parade,” for the Harlem Hospital Center with funding from the WPA’s Federal Arts Program. It was one the first major federal commissions to be awarded to African-Americans. The hospital initially rejected… read more
Below is a photograph that shows Georgette Seabrooke at work on her mural entitled “Recreation in Harlem” for the nurses’ recreation room at Harlem Hospital Center. She made the mural with funding from the Works Progress Administration’s Federal Art Project (WPA/FAP). The WPA commissioned… read more
A 2016 article celebrating Black History Month highlighted this unique and little known WPA mural by artist Aaron Douglas: “The Harlem Branch of the Y.M.C.A., which is located at at 180 West 135th Street, contains an exquisite example (though in need… read more
The WPA in West St. Paul: On the west side of Harmon Park, along Charlton, there’s an old stone wall that’s part of the original WPA work to improve the park and fields. Before the 2015 rebuild of the park,… read more
Originally installed in the Burns post office, this mural was one of the Treasury Section’s 48-State Post Office Competition murals. “New Deal mural entitled “Cattle Round-Up” painted by Jack Wilkinson in 1941. When a new post office was built in… read more
Gustaf Dahlstrom painted two 9′ x 26′ murals for the Laurel School: “Gardening” and “Animals and Flowers.” They were completed with WPA Federal Art Project funds in 1938. They were moved to the Harper School from the Laurel School in… read more
This 22′ x 5′ mural “Transportation” was painted by William Henning in 1935 with PWAP funds. It was restored in 2011.
A ten foot long, 16 ton, polished black Diorite panther sculpture, nicknamed “Oscar.” It was created by Raymond Puccinelli with support from the WPA Federal Art Project.
This 12′ x 9’11” mural “Harvesting of Grain: Spring and Fall” in Chicago’s John Harvard school was painted by Florian Durzynski with WPA Federal Art Project funds in 1939 and restored in 2002. The “Fall” part of this mural set… read more
“New Deal art was also installed in the Florida Keys. The two primary sculptors were Joan van Breeman and Lambert Bemelman. One of Bemelman’s pieces is still extant at the Hurricane Memorial at Mile Marker 81.5. Van Breeman created a… read more
This site originally displayed four oil on canvas murals, entitled “American Characters,” painted by Mildred Waltrip in 1938 with funding from the WPA Federal Art Project. Two of the murals were removed in 1995 and placed in storage after a… read more
These carvings, each about 2′ in diameter, depict “Immigrant Children” and were completed by Louise Pain with Treasury Section of Fine Arts funds.
Four limestone sculptures depicting “Children” by Mary Andersen were produced with FAP funds in 1938.
In 1938 William Karp completed the mural entitled “Armed with Learning and Reality, Looking from the Past to the Future” for the Hebrew Orphan Asylum on Amsterdam Avenue between 136 and 138th Street in New York City. The Hebrew Orphan… read more
The column of the Henry Hudson Memorial in Henry Hudson Park was created in 1909, but the bronze sculpture by Karl Bitter intended for the top of the column was never added. This was rectified in the 1930s. In 1937,… read more
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… read more
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…. read more
In 1938, through the Works Progress Administration (WPA)—presumably by way of its Federal Arts Project (FAP), the mess hall and gymnasium of the now-former Heslar Naval Armory in Indianapolis “were decorated with 12-by-15-foot (3.7 by 4.6 m) murals depicting famous… read more
The Works Progress Administration’s (WPA’s) Federal Art Project commissioned a set of five murals for the auditorium of what was then known as Hicksville Junior-Senior High School (now Hicksville Middle School), on Jerusalem Ave. WPAMurals.com: “These murals were done by… read more
Currently a community center, what was previously known as Claymont Middle School, Claymont High School, Claymont School (in that order, going backwards) houses an example of New Deal artwork: a pair of Works Progress Administration (WPA) murals by Walter Pyle,… read more
Seven New Deal murals covering 1,000 square feet, were commissioned in 1934 for the Stamford, Connecticut High School’s music room. They were painted under the auspices of the Treasury by James Daughtery (1887-1974), a well known modernist painter and illustrator…. read more
Artist James Michael Newell painted this large multi-panel mural with WPA Federal Arts Project funding in 1938. The murals depict the “Evolution of Western Civilization.” The murals begin with “primitive man building his society” and end with scenes from 1930s… read more
The PWAP funded “nine murals titled “Scenes of Industry” at Highland Park High School in Highland Park, Illinois. The murals were painted on board by Edgar Britton in 1934. The building was torn down and replaced. No one knew about… read more
In 1937, artist R. W. Taylor painted eleven panels depicting “Scenes of Indian Life” for the El Monte Public Library (today’s El Monte Historical Museum). He received funding from the WPA Federal Art Project (FAP). Six of the paintings survive… read more
Dorr Bothwell painted this mural “Youth and Democracy” in 1938 with WPA Federal Art Project funding for the Hollenbeck Junior High School, also a New Deal project. From a 1965 oral history interview with Bothwell: MS. BOTHWELL: That was just… read more
George Stanley created this large sculpture “Muse of Music, Dance, Drama” for the Hollywood Bowl in 1938-1940, with funding from the WPA. “The monument was constructed from 1938 to 1940, as part of the Public Works of Art Project (PWAP)…. read more
This sculpture “Muse of Music, Dance, Drama” is actually a fountain, created by artist George Stanley. Medium: concrete and granite Size: 200′ l x 22′ h Restoration Info: Restored and re-landscaped in 2006. “The Streamline Moderne-style fountain was built in… read more
Haldane Douglas painted a 42′ x 16′ mural, titled “Education,” in Hollywood High School’s library. The mural was funded by the Public Works of Art Project (PWAP) and—upon the termination of the PWAP—the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA). It was… read more
In 1936, sculptor Merrell Gage created a frieze and free-standing pylon, titled “Honorable Achievements,” for Hollywood High School in Los Angeles, CA. He received funding from the Federal Arts Project (FAP). The pylon is located beside the south entrance to… read more
This wood relief “Horseman” by Gordon Newell and Sherry Peticolas depicts a man leading two horses. It was funded by the Treasury Relief Art Project in 1937.
Medium: oil on canvas This 1936 Section of Fine Arts mural by Ross E. Moffett depicts “Captain Alezur Holyoke’s Exploring Party on the Connecticut River.” The mural depicts the original explorers of the Connecticut River lead by the town’s namesake… read more
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.
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… read more
The school auditorium contains a WPA mural “Landscape” by Florian Durzynski. Medium: oil on canvas Size: 10″ h x 20′ w
John A. Fleck painted the mural “Choctaw Indians See the First Mail Coach” in 1938 for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The mural was painted for what was then the Hugo post office, now the Hugo School Administration Office.
