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Went to Coit Tower a couple days ago. The view from the top over San Francisco is great, but the artwork inside the tower itself is both historic and impressive. The interior walls are covered with murals created by artists during the Great Depression as part of the Public Works of Art Project, one program in FDR's New Deal.

This is a segment of a much larger mural by Maxine Albro, Agriculture in California.

[Solly Mack]

1. Love it! Great shot of a great painting!

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2. Thanks, Solly Mack.

I was trying to pull a smaller composition out of a much larger work. I love the colors of this artist's palette!

[Curmudgeoness]

3. Very nice.

I always have trouble getting a photo of a painting. Always get glare. You got this shot beautifully.

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4. Thank you, Curmudgeoness

I didn't use a flash, so that helps.

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. Been there, saw that....

and you got a great shot of it.


We have a WPA painting of horse drawn wheat harvest on the Post Office wall down here.
Of course, Coit Tower illustrations are so much bigger.
Very cool to see.

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6. Thanks, dixiegrrrrl

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The rotunda of the Oregon state capitol also has some very large murals of this type, larger than those in Coit Tower. I've seen this style referred to as Social Realism. Products of the time in which they were created, I suppose.

[aquart]

7. Thank you!

I would never have seen it.

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10. You are most welcome, aquart

Haven't crossed paths with you for quite awhile. I think the last time was in a thread when that whacko, Breivik, shot all those kids on that island in Norway.

Glad to see you are still here, and hopefully doing well.

[zeemike]

8. A lot of great art was made under the WPA

And it is still with us all over the country...

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11. I saw some excellent work in the rotunda of the Oregon state capitol

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Much larger figures than in Coit Tower. The same type of Social Realism, but with northwestern themes.

[BuddhaGirl]

9. Beautiful capture

I love the murals in Coit Tower.

There are some pretty ones at the Beach Chalet (on the Great Highway) that are interesting.

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12. I've been there, but never photographed them

Thanks for the compliment. I love The City, and we visit fairly often since it's only about 30+ miles away.

It must be fun to live there.