- City:
- Bridgeport, CT
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Murals
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Description
Bridgeport’s Normal School received one or more murals under the WPA’s Federal Art Project. The City Normal School was part of Grammar School No. 3, which was later renamed the Elias Howe School.
The Elias Howe School still stands today, but is unused. The fate of the WPA murals is unknown.
Source notes
"Federal art in New England, 1933-1937," published 1938 (page 59). "Bridgeport" by Andrew Pehanick (page 52).Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on May 1, 2014.
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