- City:
- Bronx, New York City, NY
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Murals
- New Deal Agencies:
- Arts Programs, Work Relief Programs, Federal Arts Project (FAP), Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1937
- Completed:
- 1939
- Artist:
- Francis Costa
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
Public School 11, formerly Public School 91, and also known as the Highbridge School, is a Romanesque Revival building built in 1889. In 1937-39, a two-panel oil on canvas mural by Francis Costa was added over the stage. Painted under the auspices of the WPA’s Federal Art Project, the murals depict The Old Bronx & The Bronx Today.
Source notes
https://lehman.edu/vpadvance/artgallery/publicart/inventory/index.html https://www.flickr.com/photos/emilio_guerra/4304931076 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PS_11_%28Bronx%29Site originally submitted by Frank da Cruz on July 27, 2015.
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