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A caption to this photo reads: "John Moxom, WPA Federal Art Project artist, is shown at work on the charcoal sketch for his mural, 'Spanish Life,' which will be placed in the Hillsborough Distriet School." According to Moxom, it was sixty feet wide,…

This mural was one of two painted in 1938 for a new building slated to be the Social Security Administration, in Washington, DC. The two make a case for the benefits of a social safety net and coordinated management of the US economy. "Wealth of…

Abram Champanier was a Polish immigrant who studied at the Art Students League and went on to become a well-regard muralist. During his time at the Federal Art Project he was assigned to create murals at DeWitt Clinton High School and the New York…

At the center of this mural is Cinderella and her horse-drawn carriage, a fanciful castle in the background. Also appearing are well-known characters from other fairy tales: at left, Little Bo Peep, Miss Muffet, and Little Boy Blue; at right, Jack…