Long Beach Library "Children's Stories"
New Deal Agencies: Federal Art Project (FAP), Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Artists: Suzanne Miller
Quality of Information: Moderate
Site Survival: Extant
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Description
These 9 murals titled “9 Children’s Stories” depict scenes from literary classics. They were painted by Suzanne Miller under the auspices of the WPA Federal Art Project. They were transferred from the old library building to this new location.
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Long Beach Library "Children's Stories" 2
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Hello- The murals are titled “Scenes From English Literature.” The 9 panels depict 15 scenes from English Literature: Hiawatha by Longfellow (panel 1), The Fairie Queene by Spencer (panel 2), Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan (panel 3), L’allego & Il Penseroso by Milton, The Vicar of Wakefield by Goldsmith, and Rip Van Winkle by Irvins (panel 4), The King James Bible (panel 5), Alice in Wonderland by Carroll, Man With the Hoe by Markham, Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard by Gray and The Compleat Angler by Walton (panel 6), The Lady of Shalot by Tennyson (panel 7), The Tempest by Shakespeare (panel 8), The Canterbury Tales by Chaucer (panel 9).
I own a water color painting by this artist. It has some damage. Do you know anyone who has a history about this artist and her work?