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  • Haven Middle School Bas Relief - Evanston IL
    These carvings, each about 2' in diameter, depict "Immigrant Children" and were completed by Louise Pain with Treasury Section of Fine Arts funds.
  • Haven Middle School Landscape Mural - Evanston IL
    This mural by Rainey Bennett was produced with FAP funds.
  • Haven Middle School Scenes of International Progress and Cooperation Mural - Evanston IL
    This 6'6" x 30' mural was completed with FAP funds in 1936.
  • Haven Middle School Sculpture - Evanston IL
    Four limestone sculptures depicting "Children" by Mary Andersen were produced with FAP funds in 1938.
  • Lincoln Elementary School Sculpture - Evanston IL
    The New Deal Art Registry reports that the sculpture "Industrial Trophy" at Lincoln Elementary School was created by Sidney Loeb with WPA Federal Art Project funds, but notes that the title and artist of this piece are tentative.
  • Lincoln Elementary School: Kauffman Bas Reliefs - Evanston IL
    With funding from the WPA Federal Art Project, Andrene Kauffman created two 4' x 7' wooden reliefs for the Lincoln Elementary School:  "Monkeys" and "Children in Fruit Trees."
  • Lincoln Elementary School: Pain Bas Relief - Evanston IL
    This relief "Organ Grinder" by Louise Pain was completed with WPA Federal Art Project funds.
  • Nichols Middle School Mural - Evanston IL
    This mural "Town Meeting" was produced with WPA Federal Art Project funds and painted by Archibald J. Motley, Jr.
  • Oakton School Heraldic Decorations Frieze - Evanston IL
    This fresco (overpainted with acrylic during restoration) by Ethel Spears was completed with FAP funds in 1936.
  • Oakton School Mural - Evanston IL
    This mural (4 large and 8 small panels) entitled "The Legend of Charlemagne" by Carl Scheffler was completed with FAP funds in 1936.  
  • Oakton School Sundial Base Sculpture - Evanston IL
    This sculpture was completed with FAP funds in 1936. The original ceramic tile has been lost.
  • Oakton School: Lenzi Bas Reliefs - Evanston IL
    In 1939, Alfred Lenzi designed two wooden reliefs for the Oakton school with WPA Federal Art Project funds. The 3' x 9' "Farm Animals" was completed with assistance from wood worker Rudolph Franz. The 3′ x 11′ "Wild Animals" was completed with assistance from wood worker Svend Ericksen.
  • Post Office - Evanston IL
    The Evanston Post Office was built with Treasury Department funds in 1938.
  • Post Office Bas Reliefs - Evanston IL
    The post office contains two bas reliefs by Armin A. Scheler: "The Message" and "The Answer." The reliefs were completed with Treasury Section of Fine Arts funds in 1938.
  • Post Office Sculptures - Evanston IL
    The post office contains two 5.5' x 7' cast aluminum sculptures covered with gold foil by Robert I. Russin. "Mail Handler" and "Throwing the Mail" were completed with Treasury Section of Fine Arts funds in 1938.
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