- City:
- Chicago, IL
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Murals
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Artist:
- James Edward McBurney
Description
“Palmer Park became part of the Chicago Park District in 1934, when the city’s 22 independent park commissions were consolidated into a new unified system. Later that year, park district art director James Edward McBurney created three murals for Palmer Park as a Works Progress Administration project funded by the federal government. The three are: “Native Americans,” “explorers,” and “Dutch settlers.”
Source notes
https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks/Palmer-Park/Site originally submitted by Erin TerBeek on October 4, 2012.
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