Nancy L. Hill Memorial Plaque by Peterpaul Ott
Federal Art Project detail
Project type: Sculpture and Bas Relief
New Deal Agencies: Federal Art Project (FAP)
Completed: 1937
Artists: Peterpaul Ott
Quality of Information: Very Good
Site Survival: Extant
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Description
Walnut plaque created/signed by PeterPaul Ott in memory of Nancy Hill. “A Memory of Nancy L. Hill, Principal, West Aurora Schools 1903 – 1928.” The plaque currently is on display in the north entrance corridor of the school. Please note that this school is scheduled to be demolished in the Summer of 2017.
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Nancy L. Hill Memorial Plaque by Peterpaul Ott
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Nancy L. Hill Memorial Plaque by Peterpaul Ott
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Nancy L. Hill Memorial Plaque by Peterpaul Ott
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Source notes
1. From the personal papers of Peterpaul Ott 1920-1965, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. 2. Signatures on Plaque - Federal Art Project and Peterpaul Ott. 3. Ryerson and Burnham Archives, Ryerson and Burham Libraries - The Art Institute of Chicago. 4. Aurora Daily Beacon News article dated May 11, 1937, page 22 "Grade Schools Boast of Mural Wall Paintings - West Side Schools Have Federal Art Projects Adorning Their Building.
Project originally submitted by Mary Ann Signorelli on February 3, 2017.
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Please note that the memorial plaque has been relocated to the new Nancy Hill School in Aurora Illinois (opened Fall of 2017), placed just outside the library/resource center.