- City:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Murals
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Completed:
- 1936
- Artist:
- Gladys Brannigan
- Site Survival:
- No Longer Extant
Description
Four murals depicting pivotal scenes from the history of Portsmouth, New Hampshire were commissioned by the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) and painted by artist Gladys Brannigan. They were installed in the auditorium of Portsmouth Middle School (on Parrott Avenue) in 1936. The current location or status of the murals is unknown.
Source notes
https://www.seacoastnh.com/History/History-Matters/the-lost-wpa-murals-of-gladys-brannigan/Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on November 2, 2014.
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