Murals at George Washington High School, San Francisco

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The Murals at George Washington High School in San Francisco are a series of New Deal–era frescoes by Victor Arnautoff that depict U.S. history in a socially critical, often controversial light.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Deal art
mural cycle
public artwork series
artisticStyle fresco secco
monumental mural painting
artMovement Social realism
surface form: Social Realism
associatedWith George Washington High School alumni
San Francisco Unified School District
art conservation organizations
commissionedBy Works Progress Administration
commissionedIn 1934
commissionedUnder Federal Art Project
surface form: New Deal art programs
completedIn 1936
controversy calls for removal or covering due to offensive imagery
debate over censorship versus historical critique
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Victor Arnautoff
depicts American Revolutionary War
surface form: American Revolution

Native Americans
colonial era of the United States
early American republic
enslaved African Americans
history of the United States
life of George Washington
slavery in the United States
violence against Native Americans
westward expansion of the United States
genre historical painting
hasPart Life of Washington (George Washington High School murals)
surface form: Life of Washington mural cycle
heritageStatus considered historic artwork
inception 1936
languageOfWork visual art
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

San Francisco
United States of America
surface form: United States
location George Washington High School
medium fresco
namedAfter George Washington
notableFor controversial depictions of slavery and Native American genocide
socially critical portrayal of U.S. history
numberOfMurals 13
partOf artworks of the Works Progress Administration in San Francisco
subjectOf lawsuits regarding preservation
public protests in San Francisco
school board hearings
theme class inequality in the United States
critique of American nationalism
racial injustice in U.S. history

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Victor Arnautoff notableWork Murals at George Washington High School, San Francisco