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DURING THE DEPRESSION, ARTISTS WERE HIRED TO EMBELLISH FEDERAL FACILITIES
DEPRESSION, ARTISTS WERE HIRED TO EMBELLISH FEDERAL FACILITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY.
TO EMBELLISH FEDERAL FACILITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY. TODAY, THEIR WORK CAN STILL BE
AROUND THE COUNTRY. TODAY, THEIR WORK CAN STILL BE SEEN IN POST OFFICES AROUND THE
TODAY, THEIR WORK CAN STILL BE SEEN IN POST OFFICES AROUND THE STATE.
SEEN IN POST OFFICES AROUND THE STATE. >> IT IS SOMETHING MOST FOLKS
STATE. >> IT IS SOMETHING MOST FOLKS DON'T KNOW.
>> IT IS SOMETHING MOST FOLKS DON'T KNOW. LOTS OF TIMES I WALK INTO A POST
DON'T KNOW. LOTS OF TIMES I WALK INTO A POST OFFICE WITH A CAMERA AND START
LOTS OF TIMES I WALK INTO A POST OFFICE WITH A CAMERA AND START TAKING PICTURES, AND SOMEBODY
OFFICE WITH A CAMERA AND START TAKING PICTURES, AND SOMEBODY WILL LOOK AT ME AND LOOK UP AT
TAKING PICTURES, AND SOMEBODY WILL LOOK AT ME AND LOOK UP AT THE WALL AND THEY WILL SAY "I
WILL LOOK AT ME AND LOOK UP AT THE WALL AND THEY WILL SAY "I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS THERE."
THE WALL AND THEY WILL SAY "I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS THERE." WHEN FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT BECAME
DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS THERE." WHEN FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT BECAME PRESIDENT DURING THE GREAT
WHEN FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT BECAME PRESIDENT DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION, HE AND CONGRESS
PRESIDENT DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION, HE AND CONGRESS INSTITUTED A NUMBER OF WORK
DEPRESSION, HE AND CONGRESS INSTITUTED A NUMBER OF WORK PROJECTS.
INSTITUTED A NUMBER OF WORK PROJECTS. FOUR OF THOSE PROJECTS WERE
PROJECTS. FOUR OF THOSE PROJECTS WERE FEDERAL ART PROJECTS.
FOUR OF THOSE PROJECTS WERE FEDERAL ART PROJECTS. >> IT WAS A PROGRAM THAT SET
FEDERAL ART PROJECTS. >> IT WAS A PROGRAM THAT SET ASIDE 1% OF THE BUILDING'S COST
>> IT WAS A PROGRAM THAT SET ASIDE 1% OF THE BUILDING'S COST FOR DECORATION.
ASIDE 1% OF THE BUILDING'S COST FOR DECORATION. IN GALE BERG, THAT EMBELLISHMENT
FOR DECORATION. IN GALE BERG, THAT EMBELLISHMENT IS IN THE FORMED OF MURAL.
IN GALE BERG, THAT EMBELLISHMENT IS IN THE FORMED OF MURAL. IT DEPICTS THE SETTLERS
IS IN THE FORMED OF MURAL. IT DEPICTS THE SETTLERS CONSTRUCTING A LOG CITY WHILE
IT DEPICTS THE SETTLERS CONSTRUCTING A LOG CITY WHILE THE TOWN'S FOUNDERS STUDY THE
CONSTRUCTING A LOG CITY WHILE THE TOWN'S FOUNDERS STUDY THE PLANS FOR NEW COLLEGE ON THE
THE TOWN'S FOUNDERS STUDY THE PLANS FOR NEW COLLEGE ON THE PRAIRIE.
PLANS FOR NEW COLLEGE ON THE PRAIRIE. >> THEY ARE VERY MUCH HISTORICAL
PRAIRIE. >> THEY ARE VERY MUCH HISTORICAL IN TERMS OF THE THEME.
>> THEY ARE VERY MUCH HISTORICAL IN TERMS OF THE THEME. THE ARTISTS WERE EXPECTED TO GO
IN TERMS OF THE THEME. THE ARTISTS WERE EXPECTED TO GO TO THE COMMUNITY WHERE THEY WERE
THE ARTISTS WERE EXPECTED TO GO TO THE COMMUNITY WHERE THEY WERE COMMISSIONED AND TALK TO PEOPLE
TO THE COMMUNITY WHERE THEY WERE COMMISSIONED AND TALK TO PEOPLE THERE SO IT WOULD REFLECT THE
COMMISSIONED AND TALK TO PEOPLE THERE SO IT WOULD REFLECT THE HISTORY OF THE AREA.
THERE SO IT WOULD REFLECT THE HISTORY OF THE AREA. I LIKE THE ONE IN CHESTER THAT
HISTORY OF THE AREA. I LIKE THE ONE IN CHESTER THAT LOADING THE PACKET BY FAY DAVIS.
I LIKE THE ONE IN CHESTER THAT LOADING THE PACKET BY FAY DAVIS. IT SHOWS THE PEOPLE, THE
LOADING THE PACKET BY FAY DAVIS. IT SHOWS THE PEOPLE, THE PASSENGERS ON THE BOAT.
IT SHOWS THE PEOPLE, THE PASSENGERS ON THE BOAT. UNDER A TREE ON THE RIGHTHAND
PASSENGERS ON THE BOAT. UNDER A TREE ON THE RIGHTHAND SIDE THERE IS AN OLD MAN
UNDER A TREE ON THE RIGHTHAND SIDE THERE IS AN OLD MAN STANDING THERE.
SIDE THERE IS AN OLD MAN STANDING THERE. HIS NAME IS OLD CAPTAIN BOONE.
STANDING THERE. HIS NAME IS OLD CAPTAIN BOONE. IT IS SAID HE HAD BEEN A SLAVE.
HIS NAME IS OLD CAPTAIN BOONE. IT IS SAID HE HAD BEEN A SLAVE. BUT HE WAS SPENDING HIS TIME ON
IT IS SAID HE HAD BEEN A SLAVE. BUT HE WAS SPENDING HIS TIME ON THE RIVER FRONT.
BUT HE WAS SPENDING HIS TIME ON THE RIVER FRONT. HIS FEET WERE SO BIG HE COULDN'T
THE RIVER FRONT. HIS FEET WERE SO BIG HE COULDN'T FIND SHOES.
HIS FEET WERE SO BIG HE COULDN'T FIND SHOES. SO HE WRAPPED SACKS AROUND HIS
FIND SHOES. SO HE WRAPPED SACKS AROUND HIS FEET AND TIED THEM ON.
SO HE WRAPPED SACKS AROUND HIS FEET AND TIED THEM ON. THE MURAL IS THE ILLINI AND
FEET AND TIED THEM ON. THE MURAL IS THE ILLINI AND POTOME, IT SHOWS THE INDIANS
THE MURAL IS THE ILLINI AND POTOME, IT SHOWS THE INDIANS SCAN AT THISLY GLAD RIDING
POTOME, IT SHOWS THE INDIANS SCAN AT THISLY GLAD RIDING HORSES.
SCAN AT THISLY GLAD RIDING HORSES. ONE OF THE WORKERS DECIDED IT
HORSES. ONE OF THE WORKERS DECIDED IT WASN'T DECENT TO BE IN THE POST
ONE OF THE WORKERS DECIDED IT WASN'T DECENT TO BE IN THE POST OFFICE.
WASN'T DECENT TO BE IN THE POST OFFICE. THE POST MASTER BROUGHT A
OFFICE. THE POST MASTER BROUGHT A VENETIAN BLIND AND PUT OVER IT.
THE POST MASTER BROUGHT A VENETIAN BLIND AND PUT OVER IT. EVENTUALLY IT WAS DECIDED IT WAS
VENETIAN BLIND AND PUT OVER IT. EVENTUALLY IT WAS DECIDED IT WAS OKAY.
EVENTUALLY IT WAS DECIDED IT WAS OKAY. SO THEY DON'T NEED THE BLIND ANY
OKAY. SO THEY DON'T NEED THE BLIND ANY MORE.
SO THEY DON'T NEED THE BLIND ANY MORE. >> MOST OF THE COMMISSION WORKS
MORE. >> MOST OF THE COMMISSION WORKS ARE MURALS, THE OLD COURT
>> MOST OF THE COMMISSION WORKS ARE MURALS, THE OLD COURT BUILDING AND POST OFFICE IS
ARE MURALS, THE OLD COURT BUILDING AND POST OFFICE IS ADORNED BY FOUR LIMESTONE
BUILDING AND POST OFFICE IS ADORNED BY FOUR LIMESTONE SCULPTURES LOCATED ON THE
ADORNED BY FOUR LIMESTONE SCULPTURES LOCATED ON THE EXTERIOR ON THE BUILDING.
SCULPTURES LOCATED ON THE EXTERIOR ON THE BUILDING. CREATED IN 1939 AT A COST OF
EXTERIOR ON THE BUILDING. CREATED IN 1939 AT A COST OF $4,500, THESE FIGURES REPRESENT
CREATED IN 1939 AT A COST OF $4,500, THESE FIGURES REPRESENT AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRY, JUSTICE,
$4,500, THESE FIGURES REPRESENT AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRY, JUSTICE, AND THE POSTAL SERVICE.
AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRY, JUSTICE, AND THE POSTAL SERVICE. ON A SMALLER SCALE, IN
AND THE POSTAL SERVICE. ON A SMALLER SCALE, IN ABINGTON'S POST OFFICE IS THIS
ON A SMALLER SCALE, IN ABINGTON'S POST OFFICE IS THIS RELIEF: IT IS AN INTERESTING
ABINGTON'S POST OFFICE IS THIS RELIEF: IT IS AN INTERESTING PIECE TITLED "POST RIDER" LIKE
RELIEF: IT IS AN INTERESTING PIECE TITLED "POST RIDER" LIKE MOST OF THE OTHER ARTWORK IT HAS
PIECE TITLED "POST RIDER" LIKE MOST OF THE OTHER ARTWORK IT HAS A PIONEERING THEME REMINDING
MOST OF THE OTHER ARTWORK IT HAS A PIONEERING THEME REMINDING PEOPLE OF THE ISOLATION OF THE
A PIONEERING THEME REMINDING PEOPLE OF THE ISOLATION OF THE SETTLERS BROKEN BY THE MAIL.
PEOPLE OF THE ISOLATION OF THE SETTLERS BROKEN BY THE MAIL. >> THIS HAS A PIONEER HOME, AND
SETTLERS BROKEN BY THE MAIL. >> THIS HAS A PIONEER HOME, AND IT IS AN OIL AND CANVAS LIKE
>> THIS HAS A PIONEER HOME, AND IT IS AN OIL AND CANVAS LIKE MOST OF THE ARTWORK HERE.
IT IS AN OIL AND CANVAS LIKE MOST OF THE ARTWORK HERE. IT SHOWS A PIONEER FAMILY WITH
MOST OF THE ARTWORK HERE. IT SHOWS A PIONEER FAMILY WITH THE GRANDMOTHER SITTING IN A
IT SHOWS A PIONEER FAMILY WITH THE GRANDMOTHER SITTING IN A ROCKING CHAIR KNITTING.
THE GRANDMOTHER SITTING IN A ROCKING CHAIR KNITTING. THE FATHER HAS COME IN.
ROCKING CHAIR KNITTING. THE FATHER HAS COME IN. LOOKS LIKE HE IS CARRYING MAIL
THE FATHER HAS COME IN. LOOKS LIKE HE IS CARRYING MAIL HE HAS BEEN PICKED UP THE MAIL.
LOOKS LIKE HE IS CARRYING MAIL HE HAS BEEN PICKED UP THE MAIL. I ALSO LIKE THE MURAL LAKE VIEW
HE HAS BEEN PICKED UP THE MAIL. I ALSO LIKE THE MURAL LAKE VIEW BRANCH IN CHICAGO.
I ALSO LIKE THE MURAL LAKE VIEW BRANCH IN CHICAGO. IT SHOWS THE UTILITY AND
BRANCH IN CHICAGO. IT SHOWS THE UTILITY AND INDUSTRIES AND IT ALSO SHOWS THE
IT SHOWS THE UTILITY AND INDUSTRIES AND IT ALSO SHOWS THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO FROM FOR THE
INDUSTRIES AND IT ALSO SHOWS THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO FROM FOR THE DEARBORN THROUGH THE CHICAGO
HISTORY OF CHICAGO FROM FOR THE DEARBORN THROUGH THE CHICAGO FIRE TO THE CHICAGO UPPER 30.
DEARBORN THROUGH THE CHICAGO FIRE TO THE CHICAGO UPPER 30. >>
FIRE TO THE CHICAGO UPPER 30. >> >> ART TO GRACE PUBLIC BUILD
>> >> ART TO GRACE PUBLIC BUILD BUILDINGS FOR ALL TO ENJOY.
>> ART TO GRACE PUBLIC BUILD BUILDINGS FOR ALL TO ENJOY. IT WAS A PROGRAM THAT BEGAN IN
BUILDINGS FOR ALL TO ENJOY. IT WAS A PROGRAM THAT BEGAN IN TRYING TIMES AND ONE WHOSE
IT WAS A PROGRAM THAT BEGAN IN TRYING TIMES AND ONE WHOSE PRESENCE WILL LAST FOR MANY MORE
TRYING TIMES AND ONE WHOSE PRESENCE WILL LAST FOR MANY MORE GENERATIONS.
PRESENCE WILL LAST FOR MANY MORE GENERATIONS. >> I THINK WE ARE MUCH RICHER
GENERATIONS. >> I THINK WE ARE MUCH RICHER AND I THINK PEOPLE ARE FINDING
>> I THINK WE ARE MUCH RICHER AND I THINK PEOPLE ARE FINDING OUT THAT WE ARE MUCH RICHER
AND I THINK PEOPLE ARE FINDING OUT THAT WE ARE MUCH RICHER BECAUSE WE HAVE THIS ARTWORK.
OUT THAT WE ARE MUCH RICHER BECAUSE WE HAVE THIS ARTWORK. AND IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
BECAUSE WE HAVE THIS ARTWORK. AND IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE ARTISTS TO SHARE THEIR WORK
AND IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE ARTISTS TO SHARE THEIR WORK WITH PEOPLE WHO WOULD NEVER HAVE
THE ARTISTS TO SHARE THEIR WORK WITH PEOPLE WHO WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN TO AN ART MUSEUM.