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Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School: Spears Mural – Oak Park IL

"Child and Sports--Summer"

"Child and Sports--Summer"

"Child and Sports--Summer"

Photo: Kyle Hansen

"Child and Sports--Summer"

"Child and Sports--Summer"

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Federal Arts Project (FAP), Works Progress Administration (WPA)
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Description

This oil on canvas mural, entitled “Child and Sports–Summer” was painted by Ethel Spears in 1937. It is a companion piece to “Child and Sports–Winter” at the Percy Julian Middle School. Both murals were originally installed at the Lowell School. It measures 16’10” by 6’2″.

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

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Location Info

325 S. Kenilworth Avenue
Oak Park, IL 60302

Location notes: cafeteria

Coordinates: 41.8829446, -87.7970383

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