Description: This is a photograph of a mural titled "Working Cartoon." The plaque under the mural reads: "One Half Size WORKING CARTOON. Mural to be installed in the Woodhill Homes by the Ohio WPA Art Program for the Cleveland Housing Authority. Artist Leroy Flint The mural depicts working men and women at home, working at factories, and farming. Leroy Flint was born in 1909 in Ashtubula, Ohio and died in Akron, Ohio in 1991. He was educated at the Cleveland School of Art and was known for abstract genre, figures and printmaking. Posing in the photograph is artist Louis Grebenak. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F09_007_001
Subjects: Mural painting and decoration--Ohio--Cleveland; Federal Art Project; Mural painting and decoration--United States; Murals--1930-1950; Cartoons; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Artist Emerson Burkhart painting a mural at OSU in Stillman Hall. There are 10 murals on the fourth floor. They were originally painted for the Social Work Library in 1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06892
Subjects: Ohio State University--Pictorial works; Mural painting and decoration; mural paintings (visual works)
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Smoky Brown mural at a community kitchen in, Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1980-1995. Charles Thornton, the kitchen manager, is pictured looking at the mural. Brown was a Columbus folk artist who died in 2005. This photograph was taken by photographer Allen Zak for publication in the Columbus Free Press newspaper. The Columbus Free Press began as a bi-weekly publication in Columbus, Ohio, in 1970. An underground newspaper, it replaced the Ohio State University publication The People, Yes. The earliest known issue of the newspaper appeared on January 4, 1971. The newspaper underwent a series of name changes over the decades, with titles including the Columbus Free Press & Cowtown Times (1972-1976), the Columbus Freepress (1976-1992) and The Free Press (1992-1995). The paper, which covered many liberal and progressive causes, was an alternative to mainstream news sources in central Ohio with the slogan “The Other Side of the News.” In 1995, the paper ceased publication briefly before reemerging as a website in early 1996, and returning as a print publication under the Free Press title in the form of a quarterly journal in 1998. Published under various frequencies during the first part of the 21st century, the Free Press again became a nonprofit monthly publication in 2017 with both a print and web presence, published by the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism and operated by a volunteer staff and board. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1301AV_B03F04_02
Subjects: Artists; Public art; African American Ohioans; Community organizations; Folk art; Mural painting and decoration;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Smoky Brown mural at a community kitchen in, Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1980-1995. Charles Thornton, the kitchen manager, is pictured looking at the mural. Brown was a Columbus folk artist who died in 2005. This photograph was taken by photographer Allen Zak for publication in the Columbus Free Press newspaper. The Columbus Free Press began as a bi-weekly publication in Columbus, Ohio, in 1970. An underground newspaper, it replaced the Ohio State University publication The People, Yes. The earliest known issue of the newspaper appeared on January 4, 1971. The newspaper underwent a series of name changes over the decades, with titles including the Columbus Free Press & Cowtown Times (1972-1976), the Columbus Freepress (1976-1992) and The Free Press (1992-1995). The paper, which covered many liberal and progressive causes, was an alternative to mainstream news sources in central Ohio with the slogan “The Other Side of the News.” In 1995, the paper ceased publication briefly before reemerging as a website in early 1996, and returning as a print publication under the Free Press title in the form of a quarterly journal in 1998. Published under various frequencies during the first part of the 21st century, the Free Press again became a nonprofit monthly publication in 2017 with both a print and web presence, published by the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism and operated by a volunteer staff and board. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03677
Subjects: Artists; Public art; African American Ohioans; Community organizations; Folk art; Mural painting and decoration;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: A mural in a radio room by Louis Grabenah. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F09_006_001
Subjects: Ohio; Mural painting and decoration--United States.
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This mural shows a man in a bowler hat standing in front of Cleveland city buildings. You can see factories, office buildings and a bridge, with the Terminal Tower in the distance. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F09_023_001
Subjects: Ohio; Mural painting and decoration--United States.
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: caption reads: "Mural painted by a W.P.A artist at CIO Headquarters, Columbus, OH. Dist. 6 Franklin County" The CIO (Congress of Industrial Organizations) was a union that organized industrial workers from 1935 till 1955, at which time they merged with the American Federation of Labor. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F04_009_1
Subjects: Arts and Entertainment; Mural painting and decoration--United States.
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated May 4, 1936, this photograph shows Federal Art Project (FAP) artists painting murals in a classroom in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County. The Federal Art Project was the visual arts arm of the Great Depression-era Works Progress Administration. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F14_001_1
Subjects: Mural painting and decoration--Ohio; Education; Federal Art Project; Works Progress Administration
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: These wonderfully painted barn doors showing a pastoral scene of cows, horses and sheep are found on Malabar Farm in Lucas, Ohio, photographed by Joe Munroe in 1946. Malabar Farm was established by famed author Louis Bromfield, who was an advocate of subsistence farming and encouraged awareness of the impact of farms and agriculture on the environment. His farm served as a test site for environmentally-sound farming techniques, providing an example for others to follow. Joe Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B27_F458_JPG148
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Bromfield, Louis, 1896-1956; Farming and rural systems economics; Mural painting and decoration; Barns; Malabar Farm
Places: Lucas (Ohio); Richland County (Ohio)
 

Description: The caption reads: "Portage Hotel - Akron. Photograph of rubber mural in "Rubber room" representing the transfer of seedlings from Brazil to the East Indies. At left, a cotton plantation in center and Charles Goodyear's experiment in vulcanization at right. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F09_008_001
Subjects: Akron (Ohio); Mural painting and decoration--United States.
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: A mural of a train station in the center of a town photographed for the Ohio WPA Art Program. The artist is unknown. The Federal Art Project (FAP) was the visual arts arm of the Great Depression-era Works Progress Administration. On April 8, 1935, the United States Congress passed the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, part of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal, which was hoped would allow Americans to cope with the Great Depression. Creation of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) was the most important accomplishment of this Act. This government office hired unemployed Americans to work on various government projects. During its existence, the WPA constructed more than 600,000 miles of roads and built or repaired more than 124,000 bridges, 125,000 public buildings, 8,000 parks, and 850 airport runways. The WPA also included programs to support education and the arts, providing employment opportunities for out of work educators and artists of all varieties. Although the United States Congress reduced funding for the program in 1939, the WPA remained in operation until June 30, 1943. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F09_009_001
Subjects: Murals--1930-1950; Mural painting and decoration--Ohio; War propaganda--United States; Federal Art Project; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Dated ca. 1930-1939, this photograph shows an Art Deco mural, painted by an unknown artist, in the "Rubber Room" at the Portage Hotel in Akron, Ohio. The mural depicts the manufacture of mechanical goods. The photograph's caption reads "... All lighting of murals is indirect from light troughs overhead which adds to the striking effect of the picture." This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F09_011_001
Subjects: Mural painting and decoration--Ohio--Akron; Hotels--Ohio--Akron--Decoration; Art deco--United States--History--20th century.; Rubber industry
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)