Coit Tower interior murals (contributor)

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Coit Tower interior murals (contributor) refers to the collaborative New Deal–era frescoes inside San Francisco’s Coit Tower, created by multiple artists to depict social and industrial life in 1930s California.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Deal public art project
artistic collaboration
mural program
access publicly viewable
artForm fresco
associatedWith California mural movement
linked to: American muralism

San Francisco art community
collaborative true
commissionedBy Public Works of Art Project
completedIn 1934
contributorRole assistant painter
cartoon preparer
designer
muralist
plaster preparer
country United States
depicts California landscapes
agricultural labor
industrial life in 1930s California
social life in 1930s California
transportation
urban scenes
working-class people
genre mural painting
hasPart collaborative mural sections
individual fresco panels
heritageStatus recognized historic artwork in San Francisco
historicalContext Great Depression
New Deal
inception 1933
locatedIn California
San Francisco
United States
location Coit Tower
materialUsed pigment on wet plaster
movement Social Realism
linked to: Social realism
numberOfArtists multiple
partOf Coit Tower interior murals
linked to: Coit Tower
purpose employment for artists during the Great Depression
public art for civic enrichment
sponsoredBy U.S. federal government
subjectMatterFocus labor and industry
public life
social themes
technique true fresco
timePeriod 1930s

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Ralph Stackpole notableWork Coit Tower interior murals (contributor)