Life of Washington (George Washington High School murals)

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Life of Washington (George Washington High School murals) is a controversial series of New Deal–era frescoes at San Francisco’s George Washington High School that depict scenes from George Washington’s life, including critical portrayals of slavery and Native American displacement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Deal art
fresco series
mural cycle
public artwork
artMovement Federal Art Project
surface form: New Deal muralism

Social Realism
associatedWith San Francisco Board of Education
historic preservation advocates
racial justice activists
commissionedBy Federal Art Project
surface form: U.S. New Deal art programs

Works Progress Administration
controversialFor depiction of dead Native Americans
graphic depiction of slavery
portrayal of colonial violence
country United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts George Washington
Native American displacement
enslaved African Americans
scenes from George Washington’s life
slavery in the United States
violence against Native Americans
westward expansion of the United States
discussedIn debates over removal or covering of the murals
era New Deal era
genre historical painting
hasEffect debate over public art and censorship
debate over representation of race in public schools
discussions about historical memory
public controversy
hasPart multiple wall panels
inception 1930s
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

George Washington High School
San Francisco
United States of America
surface form: United States
locationType school interior walls
medium fresco
partOf art collection of George Washington High School
subjectHeading George Washington memorabilia
surface form: George Washington—Artistic depictions

Indigenous peoples in art
Public art—United States
Slavery in art
usedFor educational purposes

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Victor Arnautoff notableWork Life of Washington (George Washington High School murals)
Murals at George Washington High School, San Francisco hasPart Life of Washington (George Washington High School murals)
this entity surface form: Life of Washington mural cycle