Murals at George Washington High School, San Francisco

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The Murals at George Washington High School in San Francisco are a series of New Deal–era frescoes by Victor Arnautoff that depict U.S. history in a socially critical, often controversial light.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Deal art ⓘ
mural cycle ⓘ
public artwork series ⓘ
artisticStyle fresco secco ⓘ
monumental mural painting ⓘ
artMovement Social Realism ⓘ
linked to: Social realism
associatedWith George Washington High School alumni ⓘ
San Francisco Unified School District ⓘ
art conservation organizations ⓘ
commissionedBy Works Progress Administration ⓘ
commissionedIn 1934 ⓘ
commissionedUnder New Deal art programs ⓘ
linked to: Federal Art Project
completedIn 1936 ⓘ
controversy calls for removal or covering due to offensive imagery ⓘ
debate over censorship versus historical critique ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creator Victor Arnautoff ⓘ
depicts American Revolution ⓘ
Native Americans ⓘ
colonial era of the United States ⓘ
early American republic ⓘ
enslaved African Americans ⓘ
history of the United States ⓘ
life of George Washington ⓘ
slavery in the United States ⓘ
violence against Native Americans ⓘ
westward expansion of the United States ⓘ
genre historical painting ⓘ
hasPart Life of Washington mural cycle ⓘ
heritageStatus considered historic artwork ⓘ
inception 1936 ⓘ
languageOfWork visual art ⓘ
locatedIn California ⓘ
San Francisco ⓘ
United States ⓘ
location George Washington High School ⓘ
medium fresco ⓘ
namedAfter George Washington ⓘ
notableFor controversial depictions of slavery and Native American genocide ⓘ
socially critical portrayal of U.S. history ⓘ
numberOfMurals 13 ⓘ
partOf artworks of the Works Progress Administration in San Francisco ⓘ
subjectOf lawsuits regarding preservation ⓘ
public protests in San Francisco ⓘ
school board hearings ⓘ
theme class inequality in the United States ⓘ
critique of American nationalism ⓘ
racial injustice in U.S. history ⓘ

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