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TitleArtist Ben Shahn at home in Roosevelt with granddaughter Sarah

Date Created1960

DescriptionAfter completing the mural in the Roosevelt Public School, Shahn and his wife artist Bernarda Bryson Shahn settled in Roosevelt.

Time PeriodPostwar Years (1945-1970)

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TitleMural, Roosevelt Public School, panel 1

Date Created1937-1938

DescriptionThe mural, of which this image shows one part, represents immigrants entering through Ellis Island. The most recognizable figure is Albert Einstein who arrived as a refugee in 1933. The panel also...

Time PeriodThe Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)

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TitleMural, Roosevelt Public School, panel 2

Date Created1937-1938

DescriptionThe mural, of which this image shows one part, represents the Triangle Shirtwaist Company Building, site of 1911 fire, which became a symbol of the labor movement; labor leaders including John L....

Time PeriodThe Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)

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TitleMural, Roosevelt Public School, panel 3

Date Created1937-1938

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...

Time PeriodThe Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)