"The Roundup"
New Deal Agencies: Federal Art Project (FAP), Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Completed: 1934
Artists: Theodore Van Soelen
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Description
“In Silver City, the PWA built Sixth Street School, the old James Stadium at WNMU, and the now-gone Western High School and Hillcrest Hospital buildings. The WPA constructed miles of local sidewalks and also funded the historic murals in the Grant County Courthouse by Theodore Van Soelen.”
-Silver City Museum
“The art deco-style Grant County Courthouse, at the top of Broadway…houses two WPA murals: Chino Mines and The Round Up, both painted by Theodore Van Soelen.”
-New Mexico Off the Road
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"The Chino Mines"
Source notes
Silver City Museum: http://www.silvercitymuseum.org/PR_newdeal.html "WPA in Silver City," New Mexico Off the Road: http://www.offtheroadnm.com/?page_id=4
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