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packman

(16,296 posts) Fri Sep 11, 2020, 11:37 AM Sep 2020

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Art from the Great Depression (Original Post) packman Sep 2020 OP

A Social History of Des Moines SharonClark Sep 2020 #1

So much of this magnificent artwork was placed in public buildings cyclonefence Sep 2020 #2

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1. A Social History of Des Moines

Fri Sep 11, 2020, 11:41 AM

Sep 2020

https://dsmpublicartfoundation.org/public-artwork/a-social-history-of-des-moines/

It was a WPA project and has been restored to its formal glory. I always take visitors there and a librarian interprets the mural. It's impressive.

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2. So much of this magnificent artwork was placed in public buildings

Fri Sep 11, 2020, 12:09 PM

Sep 2020

like courthouses and post offices and was wantonly destroyed over the years for political reasons. We are an intolerant nation.