Why Chicago’s Depression-Era School Murals Sparked Debates About Art And Politics For 80 Years

Curious City

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🗓️ 11 August 2019

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Some were called Communist, while others have been called out for lack of diversity.

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0:38.3	Hi, I'm Curious contributor Char Daston, and as sometimes happens in Chicago, Pamela Monaco had an
0:46.8	unexpected art encounter at her neighborhood post office in Lakeview.
0:50.9	Well, it happened at Christmas time when many of us are waiting in long lines and looked
0:55.9	up and noticed the mural, and it had time to really observe it. The mural she's talking about is huge.
1:02.2	It covers the entire wall. And there was a lot to take in, a broad history of Chicago, with a farmer
1:08.8	about to slaughter a cow, an industrial assembly line, and even a
1:13.2	representation of the Great Chicago Fire. But what impressed Pamela most was the fact that the
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