Category: WPA
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“Modern and Ancient Science” by Gordon Langdon
George Washington High School 600 32nd Ave Over the door to the library at George Washington High School is this Gordon Langdon mural titled Modern and Ancient Science. On the left is Nobel Prize-winning physicist, Robert Andrews Millikan, who is recognized for measuring the elementary electronic charge. The center panel, apparently, represents Academy Award-winning actress…
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“Advancement of Learning through the Printing Press” by Lucien Labaudt
George Washington High School 600 32nd Avenue This mural, by Lucien Labaudt resides on the east wall of the library at George Washington High School it was completed in 1936 as part of the WPA. In this mural you will find such notables as Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Junipero Serra, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Alva Edison,…
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“Contemporary Education” by Ralph Stockpole
George Washington High Schoool 600 32nd Street Library Contemporary Education by Ralph Stackpole resides on the west wall of the library at George Washington High School. It was painted in 1936 as part of the WPA and the New Deal. Newspaper accounts at the time state that Stackpole was “interpreting contemporary education in the American…
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“Athletics” by Sargent Johnson
George Washington High School 600 32nd Avenue Football Field Originally awarded to San Francisco artist Beniamino Bufano, the commission for this work went to Sargent Johnson after Bufano was fired by the WPA when he proposed to use the Marxist labor leader Harry Bridges as a model in his iteration for the frieze. This 1942…
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“Life of Washington” by Victor Arnautoff
George Washington High School 600 32nd Avenue Foyer This twelve-panel mural covers all the walls and the stairwell of the entrance to the main lobby of the school. Depicting the life of Washington it covers 1600 square feet. Painted in the “buon” fresco style, which consists of painting with pigments directly onto wet plaster, Arntauff…
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WPA Map of San Francisco
January to May 2019 At San Francisco’s Public Libraries This exhibit is something after my own heart. A WPA map of San Francisco combines my love of the projects that stemmed from the WPA and the history of San Francisco. This exhibit is called Take Part and more information about the locations of the parts…
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WPA Map of San Francisco Part 10 – Visitation Valley and Bayview Branch Libraries
Visitation Valley Branch Library Bayview Branch Library This is installment ten about the pieces of the WPA map that are being displayed as part of the joint program, Take Part, between SFMOMA and the San Francisco Library. You can read the first nine installments here. I apologize for the poor quality of the photographs.…
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WPA Map of San Francisco -Bernal, Excelsior, Ingleside and Portola Branch Libraries
Bernal Branch Library Excelsior Branch Library Ingleside Branch Library Portola Branch Library This is installment nine of the pieces of the WPA map that are being displayed as part of the joint program, Take Part, between SFMOMA and the San Francisco Library. You can read the first eight installments here. I apologize for the poor quality…
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WPA map of San Francisco Part 8 -Ocean View and Glen Park Branch Libraries
Ocean View Branch Library Glen Park Branch Library This is installment eight about the pieces of the WPA map that are being displayed as part of the joint program, Take Part, between SFMOMA and the San Francisco Library. You can read the first seven installments here. I apologize for the poor quality of the photographs. Most…
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WPA Map of San Francisco Part 7 – West Portal and Merced Branch Libraries
West Portal Branch Library Merced Branch Library This is installment seven about the pieces of the WPA map that are being displayed as part of the joint program, Take Part, between SFMOMA and the San Francisco Library. You can read the first six installments here. I apologize for the poor quality of the photographs. Most every…
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WPA Map of San Francisco Part 6 – Sunset, Ortega and Parkside
Sunset Branch Library Ortega Branch Library Parkside Branch Library This is installment six of the pieces of the WPA map that are being displayed as part of the joint program, Take Part, between SFMOMA and the San Francisco Library. You can read the first Five installments here. I apologize for the poor quality of the photographs.…
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WPA Map of San Francisco Part 5 – Richmond and Park Branch Libraries
Richmond Branch Library Park Branch Library This is installment five of the pieces of the WPA map that are being displayed as part of the joint program, Take Part, between SFMOMA and the San Francisco Library. You can read the first four installments here. I apologize for the poor quality of the photographs. Most every…
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WPA Map of San Francisco Part 4 – Western Addition and Anza Branch Libraries
Western Addition Branch Library Anza Branch Library This is installment four of the pieces of the WPA map that are being displayed as part of the joint program, Take Part, between SFMOMA and the San Francisco Library. You can read the first three installments here. I apologize for the poor quality of the photographs. Most every…
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WPA Map of San Francisco Part 3 – Golden Gate Valley, Marina and Presidio Branch Libraries
Golden Gate Valley Branch Library Marina Branch Library Presidio Branch Library This is installment three of the pieces of the WPA map that are being displayed as part of the joint program, Take Part, between SFMOMA and the San Francisco Library. You can read the first two installments here. I apologize for the poor quality of…
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WPA Map of San Francisco – Part 2 – SFMOMA, Mission, Noe Valley and Eureka Valley Branch Libraries
SFMOMA Mission Branch Library Noe Valley Library Eureka Valley Library This is the second post in a series covering the joint SF Library system and SFMOMA project Take Part showing the map of San Francisco built by the WPA. Click here for Part 1 SFMOMA The hub of the San Francisco commuter bus and Greyhound…