- City:
- Las Cruces, NM
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Murals
- New Deal Agencies:
- Arts Programs, Federal Arts Project (FAP)
- Completed:
- 1934
- Artist:
- Olive Rush
Description
“Cotton Industry and Farming”
Medium: fresco
“In 1934 Olive Rush, under WPA/FAP, decorated the dome-shaped entrance to the biology building with a fresco. Themes are the history of the development of plant and animal life from earliest beginnings on through to more complicated life forms, with special attention given to local flora and fauna. The cotton industry and farming, which flourished at the time, are also represented.
One can hope that public interest will see that professional conservation restores the fresco to its original state. Latest decisions about restoring this fresco can be obtained at the President’s Office on campus.”
-Treasures on New Mexico Trails
Source notes
Originally posted in the New Deal Art Registry: https://www.newdealartregistry.org/At this Location:
- New Mexico State University: Milton Hall - Las Cruces NM
- New Mexico State University: Regulatory Building - Las Cruces NM
- New Mexico State University: Dairy Department - Las Cruces NM
- New Mexico State University: Biology Annex - Las Cruces NM
- New Mexico State University: Rhodes-Garrett-Hamiel Residence Center - Las Cruces NM
- New Mexico State University: Branson Library Art - Las Cruces NM
- New Mexico State University: Kent Hall - Las Cruces NM
- New Mexico State University: Goddard Hall - Las Cruces NM
- New Mexico State University: Dove Hall - Las Cruces NM
- New Mexico State University: Biology Building Mural - Las Cruces NM
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Robert W. Cherny
The WPA/FAP did not exist in 1934, hence either this was done later or it was done under PWAP.