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ERIC Number: EJ630214
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0004-3125
New Deal Murals: A Legacy for Today's Public Art and Art Education.
Kieffer, Connie W.
Art Education, v53 n2 p40-45 Mar 2000
Discusses federal art projects during the New Deal, providing information on Edgar Britton and the influence of being a New Deal artist on his later work. Discusses the use of Britton's murals, housed at Highland Park High School (Chicago), in the curriculum. Comments on today's public art. (CMK)
Descriptors: Art Education, Art History, Art Products, Artists, Educational Practices, High Schools, Relevance (Education), Secondary Education, Thematic Approach, United States History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Murals; New Deal; Public Artists
Note: Special Theme Issue: How History and Culture Come Together as Art.