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Mural, Roosevelt Public School, panel 3. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3GQ6W9R
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Shahn, Ben; Bryson, Bernarda. Mural, Roosevelt Public School, panel 3. 1937-1938. RUcore: https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3GQ6W9R

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TitleMural, Roosevelt Public School, panel 3
NameShahn, Ben (Artist), Bryson, Bernarda (Artist), United States. Farm Security Administration
Date Created1937-1938
SubjectLabor movement, Labor movement in art, Samuel, Gompers, 1850-1924, Alfred, Kastner, Rexford G. (Rexford Guy), Tugwell, 1891-, New Jersey--Roosevelt
DescriptionThe mural, of which this image shows one part, includes a portrait of labor leader Samuel Gompers, a group in a classroom symbolizing early efforts at labor education, and, on the right, a scene depicting the planning of Jersey Homesteads, including architect Alfred Kastner and officials of the Farm Security Administration. The figure at the back, Rexford Tugwell, was painted by Bernarda Bryson Shahn. Ben Shahn, the primary artist, was commissioned by the New Deal's Farm Security Administration. Photographed in 1971.
Genremurals (any medium), paintings
Time PeriodThe Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3GQ6W9R
CollectionBorough of Roosevelt Historical Collection
Organization NameRutgers University. Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives MC 1060
RightsThis object may be copyright-protected. Contact the owner or rights holder.