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Harper School Murals – Wilmette IL

"Gardening"

Gustaf Dahlstrom painted two 9′ x 26′ murals for the Laurel School: “Gardening” and “Animals and Flowers.” They were completed with WPA Federal Art Project funds in 1938. They were moved to the Harper School from the Laurel School in… read more

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Federal Arts Project (FAP), Works Progress Administration (WPA), Arts Programs, Work Relief Programs

Post Office – Wilmette IL

Phone: (847) 251-6039 Access Hours: M-F 8:30-5:30, Sat 8-3 The post office is home to the mural, “In the Soil Is Our Wealth,” painted by Raymond Breinin through the Treasury Section of Fine Arts in 1938.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office Mural – Wilmette IL

"In the Soil Is Our Wealth"

This painting “In the Soil Is Our Wealth” by Raymond Breinin was completed with Treasury Section of Fine Arts funds in 1938.

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA), Arts Programs

Street Paving – Wilmette IL

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) relayed the red vitrified brick street pavement at an unknown date on Crescent Place and Woodbine Avenue in Wilmette, Illinois. An embedded marker reads “Relayed by WPA.”

Project type: Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels, Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Wallace Bowl – Wilmette IL

Today, The Wallace Bowl is now the home of the Park District’s summertime Starlight Theatre, which provides a unique outdoor setting for musical and dramatic performances offered to the public free of charge. The WPA began construction in 1936 of… read more

Project type: Amphitheaters, Parks and Recreation
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

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