"The Circuit Rider"
Description
Henry Simon painted a series of murals entitled “The Founding of McKendree College, Lebanon, Illinois.” The murals were intended for that institution but never installed. “The Circuit Rider,” “Bishop McKendree at the Site of the College” and “Peter Aker’s Prophecy” were painted in 1941 with funding from the WPA Federal Art Project.
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"The Circuit Rider"
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"Bishop McKendree at the Site of the College"
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"Bishop McKendree at the Site of the College"
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"Peter Aker's Prophecy"
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"Peter Aker's Prophecy"
Source notes
Originally posted in the New Deal Art Registry: http://www.newdealartregistry.org/
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