"Soldiers and Sailors"
New Deal Agencies: Federal Art Project (FAP), Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Completed: 1942
Artists: Arthur Leitner
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Description
“Soldiers and Sailors is a three panel painted mural [by Arthur Leitner] in the vestibule of Bob Hope Patriotic Hall. Created in 1942 as part of the WPA Art Project, the mural depicts the United States’ military uniforms from 1776 through 1941. Helen Lundeberg also created three WPA murals in 1942 for Patriotic Hall but those have since been lost.” (LACounty Arts Commission.)
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"Soldiers and Sailors"
Source notes
http://www.lacountyarts.org/civicart/projectdetails/id/178 Originally posted in the New Deal Art Registry: http://www.newdealartregistry.org/
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