Fray Angelico Chavez History Library Mural – Santa Fe NM

City:
Santa Fe, NM

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

New Deal Agencies:
Arts Programs, Work Relief Programs, Federal Arts Project (FAP), Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Completed:
1934

Artist:
Olive Rush

Description

Olive Rush painted this fresco, entitled “The Library Reaches the People,” in 1934, with funding from the WPA Federal Art Project. Its current location was originally Santa Fe’s public library, and is now part of the Palace of the Governors.

Source notes

Originally posted in the New Deal Art Registry: https://www.newdealartregistry.org/

Location Info


120 W. Washington Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Santa Fe County

Location notes: Stairwell

Coordinates: 35.688161, -105.93750

Site Details

[email protected] created on 2012-07-04 11:35:40 -0700 [email protected] last modified on 2012-07-04 11:41:36 -0700

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