Having been rediscovered and preserved through the efforts of a conscientious high school teacher and various civic organizations, the Progressive- and WPA (Works Progress Administration)-era murals of Chicago's public schools are a living legacy. Together, the nearly four-hundred-and-fifty murals in sixty-seven locations constitute the largest concentration of historic murals in America. Art for the People is the inspiring story of these murals' creation, neglect, and eventual renaissance, illustrated with hundreds of ...
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Having been rediscovered and preserved through the efforts of a conscientious high school teacher and various civic organizations, the Progressive- and WPA (Works Progress Administration)-era murals of Chicago's public schools are a living legacy. Together, the nearly four-hundred-and-fifty murals in sixty-seven locations constitute the largest concentration of historic murals in America. Art for the People is the inspiring story of these murals' creation, neglect, and eventual renaissance, illustrated with hundreds of colour photographs showcasing the most stunning murals. Generously sized to document the massive undertaking that went into preserving the murals, Art for the People also contains a comprehensive section that lists all the murals, their artists, years completed, locations, and conditions.
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VG+: A book in excellent condition, that looks like it has never been taken from the shelf. This book is a softcover with a color-illustrated matte front cover, and a black-and-white pictoral back cover. The spine is black, and the title is printed in white. French flaps. There are French flaps, and the inside front and back covers are a beautiful metallic blue. The front free end pages are illustrated. Pages: (4), 1-248. Contains a plethora of color illustrations. PART I: CHICAGO DISCOVERS ITS MUSEUM OF WALLS--The mural research project: discoveries of a forgotten public art collection / Heather Becker--If walls could talk; New class curriculum / Flora Doody--Unveiling our historic and controversial mural, hidden for nearly sixty years / Dorothy Williams--The genesis of the mural preservation project / Heather Becker--The beginning of the mural preservation project / Ben Reyes--WPA/FAP public art collections / Alicia Weber--The mural preservation project: a mixture of art, history, and science / Heather Becker--Preserving the Chicago Public School murals / Barry Bauman--Preserving public art in Chicago / Ed Paschke--PART II: PROGRESSIVE ERA MURALS: 1904 TO 1933--The tradition of murals in the United States: 1750 to 1933 / Heather Becker--Mural themes from the progressive era to the WPA Federal Art Project: 1904 to 1933 and after / Francis V. O'Connor--Progressive era murals in the Chicago Public Schools: 1904 to 1933 / Richard Murray--PART III: WPA FEDERAL ART PROJECT MURALS: 1933 TO 1943--The great depression, the new deal, and the WPA Federal Art Project / Heather Becker--The New Deal and the first federally sponsored art program: the public works of Art Project (PWAP) 1933-34 / Thomas Thurston--The WPA Federal Art Project / William Creech--The legacy of the New Deal / Anna Eleanor Roosevelt--One of the most vital cultural movement in America, the WPA/FAP / Harry Sternberg--The Illinois Art Project of the Federal Art Project: 1935 to 1943 / Heather Becker--The Illinois Art Project: an overview / George Mavigliano--Illinois Art Project printmaking / Liz Seaton--Government-supported easel painting in Illinois, 1933-43 / Susan Weininger--The Illinois Theater Project and writers' project / Studs Terkel--Styles and themes of the Chicago Mural School / Heather Becker--Painted pedagogy: subjects and themes of New Deal murals in the Chicago Public Schools / Diana L. Linden--A market perspective on New Deal Art / Robert Henry Adams--My involvement as an artist in the WPA/FAP / Lucile Ward Robinson--The WPA/FAP's impact on arts education / Heather Becker--Going to school surrounded by art / Maria Gibbs--Historic murals in public schools and contemporary arts education programs / Sylvia Rhor--Integrating the murals into class curriculum / Diane Chandler--My uncle, Mitchell Siporin: a WPA/FAP muralist / Noah Hoffman.
