Harvard School Mural – Chicago IL

Description

This 12′  x 9’11” mural “Harvesting of Grain: Spring and Fall” in Chicago’s John Harvard school was painted by Florian Durzynski with WPA Federal Art Project funds in 1939 and restored in 2002. The “Fall” part of this mural set was destroyed. The lunette that was above it, and the lunette about “Spring,” survive.

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

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Location Info


7525 S. Harvard Avene
Chicago, IL 60620

Location notes: auditorium

Coordinates: 41.757644, -87.6328314

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