Post Office Mural – Berwyn IL

City:
Berwyn, IL

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

New Deal Agencies:
Arts Programs, Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)

Completed:
1942

Artist:
Richard Haines

Description

Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “The Picnic” painted by Richard Haines in 1942.

Source notes

https://www.wpamurals.org/illinois.html Becker, Heather. Art for the People: The Rediscovery and Preservation of Progressive- and WPA-era Murals in the Chicago Public Schools, 1904-1943. San Francisco: Chronicle, 2002. Print. Sullivan Goss - An American Gallery / Arts & Letters Cafe. N.p., n.d. Web. www.SullivanGoss.com Deuchler, Douglas. Berwyn. Chicago: Arcadia Publishing, 2005. Print. Further information submitted by Stefanie Bailey.

Location Info

6625 Cermak Road
Berwyn, IL 60402

Coordinates: 41.8503637, -87.79003

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