in the press: chicago public schools mural

 

“Art From The Old School: Hundreds Of Murals In Chicago’s Public Schools Are Being Restored, Bringing Art Again To The City’s Young Masses,” Preservation Magazine (12/01/2000)
“Historic African-American Mural Restored: Birthplace Of Black History Month Gives Painting New Life,” Chicago Sun-Times (02/19/2002) 
“Lost Art Collection Unveiled At Chicago Public Schools,” Inside (12/01/2002)
“Restoring Murals On School Walls A Stroke Of Genius,” Chicago Sun-Times (12/12/2002)
“An Art Education: Chicago Schools Discover A Wealth Of WPA Murals On Their Walls,” The Washington Post (01/05/2003)
“Treasure Hunt: Chicago Schools Uncover WPA Murals On Their Walls,” Daily Journal (01/19/2003) 
“An Artful Recovery: 8 Years Of Painstaking Work Restores 437 Historic Murals To City Walls,” Chicago Tribune Magazine: Our Amazing History (02/02/2003)
“Walls Shed Coats Of Paint To Reveal Trove Of 437 Murals,” The Seattle Times (02/02/2003)
“Chicago: Art Treasures Hidden On High School Walls,” cnn.com  (02/03/2003)
“Winnetka Gives Mural 2nd Chance,” Chicago Tribune (12/30/2003)
“A Refresher Course On Murals,” LA Times (03/07/2004)
“WPA Artwork Is Saved,” Lake Forester (03/11/2004) 
“Oakton School WPA Mural Is Restored,” Evanston Roundtable (04/04/2006)
“Townline School Is A Living Museum,” Vernon Hills Review (04/20/2006)
“State Saves ‘Damsels’ In Disrepair,” The Dailey Northwestern (05/09/2006)
“Park District, The Chicago Conservation Center Restore Murals,” Chicago Park District News (05/10/2006)
“Reviving Charlemagne Mural At Oakton School,” Evanston Roundtable (06/01/2006)
“Chicago's Depression-Era Murals Restored,” Splash Magazine (06/13/2006)
“Piece By Piece,” North Shore Magazine (09/15/2006)
“See Oakton’s Restored Murals,” Evanston Now (02/21/2007)
“Saving WPA Treasures,” Oregonian Online (12/07/2007)
“What Did The WPA Mean To Chicago?” Eight Forty-Eight, Chicago Public Radio (01/21/2009)
“Preserving Painting Teaches Art, Chemistry, and More,” Edutopia (01/28/2009)
“Fred Jones Jr. Museum Opens WPA-Themed Exhibit Friday,” The Norman Transcript (02/01/2010)
“Artist, Author to be Featured Speaker at OU Art Museum,” www.Newsok.com (02/17/2010)
“Author to Discuss WPA Murals Tonight at Museum,” The Norman Transcript (02/17/2010)
“Admiration of New Deal Works of Art Flourishing,” USAToday (11/22/10)
“WPA 2.0: A Brand New Deal,” Portoluz (03/02/2011)
“Trumbull School's historic WPA murals threatened by CPS,” Fred Klonsky  (06/06/2013)
“WPA-era murals to come down as CPS schools close,” ABC 7 Chicago (06/06/2013)
“CPS Crews Removing Historic Murals from Closing Schools,” DNAinfo Chicago (06/06/2013)
“CPS Says It Will Protect 100-Year-Old Murals At Closing School,” CBS Chicago  (06/06/2013)
“Fixing Budgets, Changing Ratings,” ChicagoNow.com  (06/07/2013)
“Historic murals to stay at Trumbull Elementary, for now,” ChicagoTribune.com  (06/07/2013)
“Parents worried about the fate of murals inside closing Chicago school,” UPI.com  (06/07/2013)
“WPA art for the children of Chicago --even the ones in closing schools,” ChicagoNow.com  (06/09/2013)

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