Bennett School: Dahlstrom Mural – Chicago IL

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/

Location Info


10115 S. Prairie Avenue
Chicago, IL 60628
Cook County

Location notes: Lunchroom

Coordinates: 41.7106064, -87.61745

Site Details

created on [email protected] last modified on 2011-04-08 14:43:27 -0700

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