Erwin Springweiler designed the sculptures of elephants and mammoths above the interior doors in the Elephant House at National Zoo. The actual carving was done by Lombard & Ludwig, architectural sculptors, during construction of the Elephant House in 1936-37. These… read more
Erwin Springweiler’s bronze statue, “Great Anteater,” was mounted at the National Zoo in 1938. It stands in front of the Small Mammal House. Springweiler was able to work from a live anteater at the zoo and from skeletons and furs at… read more
Heinz Warneke created a red granite sculpture for the National Zoo, entitled “Tumbling Bears,” in 1938. It sits at the bottom of a hill near the Large Cat area. A plaque on the sculpture calls it Tumbling Bears, but it… read more
From the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County description plaque: “Los Angeles planners wanted to visualize the city center to improve roads, bridges, tunnels, and other public works. Sponsored by the Works Progress Administration, a team of City Planning… read more
The two panels of this mural titled “History of Transportation” are part of a 31′ long panorama originally installed at Lawson School. The mural was painted by Gustaf Dahlstrom with support from the WPA’s Federal Art Project.
“While a supervisor, Louis Schanker did several murals for the WPA. A series of 11 murals was done for the TB wards’ dining room […] at the Neponsit Beach Children’s Hospital in Rockaway Queens. The official pictures, taken for the… read more
"This abstract mural by Rudolph Weisenborn, made in 1939, is a treasured New Deal artifact located in Nettlehorst Elementary School in Chicago." (Flynn and Polese) The mural is entitled "Contemporary Chicago." "Rudolph Weisenborns mural at Nettelhorst Elementary shows his interest… read more
The 3’2″ x 8’6″ mural “Horses in Literature,” which hangs in Chicago, Illinois’s Nettlehorst School, was painted by Ethel Spears during the Great Depression with Federal Art Project funds.
Melrose was home to one of four New Deal Art Centers in New Mexico, where “art classes and traveling exhibitions were held.” The site of these events is no longer extant. However, some of the facilities at the school campus… read more
Four fresco panels entitled “The Voice of the Earth”, “The Voice of the Sky”, “The Voice of the Sipophe”, and “The Voice of the Water” were painted by artist Will Shuster in the patio of the New Mexico Museum of… read more
Created for the Sandia Prep School in Albuquerque. It has moved back and forth between NMTU and Sandia a couple of times, but now seems permanently situated here. This may not in fact have been a government-funded piece. Medium: sandstone… read more
Title: “Polo Ponies” “[A]s part of the Works Project Administration, [Randall Davey] created a polo mural that currently hangs in the Santa Fe State Capitol passageway between the Capitol and its Annex. It is on a long term loan from… read more
“Cotton Industry and Farming” Medium: fresco “In 1934 Olive Rush, under WPA/FAP, decorated the dome-shaped entrance to the biology building with a fresco. Themes are the history of the development of plant and animal life from earliest beginnings on through… read more
"Tom Lea, currently a resident of El Paso, created two fifteen-foot panels which are housed in this gallery on campus. They depict scenes from New Mexico's colorful history from 1599 to 1870. 'Conquistadors' presents the Spanish conquest and late historical… read more
An unknown artist painted this oil on canvas mural, located in Room M284 of New Trier High School, in 1937 with funding from the WPA Federal Art Project. The mural measures 8′ by 8’6″.
In March 1939, the school received notification that the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) had awarded a grant that would pay for three murals for the school’s new auditorium. John Martin Socha was chosen as the… read more
“In 1936, under the Works Progress Administration, the artist Abram Champanier created a series of murals for the children’s ward [of Gouverneur Hospital]. Champanier had done large commercial murals in the 20’s for the Roxy Theater in New York and… read more
The McGraw Rotunda of the 5th Ave. library building contains a set of WPA murals: “It features The Story of the Recorded Word, a set of four large arched panels by Edward Laning, were executed for the McGraw Rotunda of… read more
This building, formerly known as the New York County Courthouse, contains several large New Deal murals created by a variety of artists, begun under the Public Works of Art Program (PWAP) in 1934 and continued under the WPA’s Federal Art Project…. read more
This building, formerly known as the New York County Courthouse, contains several large WPA murals. Most of the murals, including those in the vestibule and rotunda, were painted by Attilio Pusterla with the help of several assistants. Jury room 448,… read more
Two twelve-by-six-foot murals were painted by Mr. and Mrs. William Herbert Holston for the Newark Terminal (Administration Building) of 1935 under the auspices of the Federal Art Project (FAP) of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The murals, shown in a contemporary WPA… read more
“Between 1935 and 1937, [Arshile] Gorky painted ten large-scale murals on the theme of aviation for the Newark Airport Administration Building. This mural cycle, known as Aviation: Evolution of Forms under Aerodynamic Limitations, was among the first modernist murals created… read more
Michael Lenson painted “History of Newark” with funding from the WPA Federal Art Project. It consists of 8 panels, each approx 6′ h x 4′ w. The New York Times wrote the following in 2003 in a retrospective article of… read more
The four panels that make up “TVA Power” by Minna Citron were produced with the help of Treasury Section of Fine Arts funds and were moved from the old Post Office to the Museum in the 1970s.
Jaine Ahring created the oil-on-canvas murals “Alice in Wonderland” and “Mother Goose” in 1937. The works were created with Federal Art Project funding. In The New Deal in Orange County, California (The History Press, 2014), Charles Epting writes, “Given the scarcity… read more
These two mosaic murals made of unglazed colored body tile were “crafted from thousands of tiny tiles by Arthur Ames and his then-fiancee Jean Goodwin in 1937” (https://articles.latimes.com/2009/oct/14/local/me-murals14). When the original building was torn down and rebuilt in 2007, these… read more
The Federal Arts Project (FAP) funded the Newton (now Newton North) High School Murals in Newton MA. Painted by Maurice Compris, the mural triptych depicts “Education,” “Commerce,” and “Industry.” It was dedicated as a memorial to Leighton Brown, class of… read more
This mural “Town Meeting” was produced with WPA Federal Art Project funds and painted by Archibald J. Motley, Jr.
Artist Adrien Machefert painted a mural, “All Nations,” at Ninth Street Elementary School in Los Angeles, CA. He was funded by the Federal Arts Project (FAP). “Adrien Machefert, a man past fifty, was born in San Jose, California, and started… read more
In 1937, artist Fletcher Martin painted a mural at North Hollywood High School in North Hollywood, CA. He received funding from the Federal Arts Project (FAP). The school “wanted a mural which related to the California scene and Indians. […]… read more
The post office contains several Section of Fine Arts tempera murals painted by George Harding in 1939. The murals depict “Mail Delivery,” “City,” “Country,” “Northern Coast,” “Office,” “Home,” “Tropics,” and “History of Mail Transportation by Water.
The historic Northgate Station post office housed an example of New Deal artwork: “Good Technique – Good Harvest,” an oil-on-canvas mural by Victor Arnautoff. The work, which was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts, was completed and installed… read more
From the New York Times: “The city of Norwalk, Conn., has one of the nation’s largest surviving collections of W.P.A. murals, thanks to a restoration effort in the 1980s that preserved nearly two dozen in the old Norwalk High School,… read more
“The city of Norwalk, Conn., has one of the nation’s largest surviving collections of W.P.A. murals, thanks to a restoration effort in the 1980s that preserved nearly two dozen in the old Norwalk High School, now City Hall. The rescued… read more
“The city of Norwalk, Conn., has one of the nation’s largest surviving collections of W.P.A. murals, thanks to a restoration effort in the 1980s that preserved nearly two dozen in the old Norwalk High School, now City Hall. The rescued… read more
“The city of Norwalk, Conn., has one of the nation’s largest surviving collections of W.P.A. murals, thanks to a restoration effort in the 1980s that preserved nearly two dozen in the old Norwalk High School, now City Hall. The rescued… read more
“The city of Norwalk, Conn., has one of the nation’s largest surviving collections of W.P.A. murals, thanks to a restoration effort in the 1980s that preserved nearly two dozen in the old Norwalk High School, now City Hall. The rescued… read more
George Avison’s 1937 mural “The Duke vs. The King” was commissioned for the Center School (since destroyed) by the WPA Federal Art Project. It is now located at the Norwalk Community College. Medium: oil on canvas Size: 9’10” x 3’5″… read more
Alexander Rummler painted two murals for the Norwalk High School cafeteria: “Birds of Connecticut” and “Mammals of Connecticut.” The murals were funded by the WPA Federal Art Project. They are now located in the Baker Library at Norwalk Community College…. read more
