- City:
- Chicago, IL
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Murals
- New Deal Agencies:
- Arts Programs, Work Relief Programs, Federal Arts Project (FAP), Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Artist:
- Gustaf Dahlstrom
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The Bennett School contains this WPA mural “History of Books” by Gustaf Dahlstrom, a 4’6″ x 70′ oil on canvas frieze in 15 sections. The frieze was restored in 2000.
Source notes
Originally posted in the New Deal Art Registry: https://www.newdealartregistry.org/At this Location:
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