Leslie Thompson writes about the history of Texas' post office murals, which were commissioned in the 1900s by the Works Progress Administration.
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That $4 million we’re planning to spend on public art this year is apparently THE straw that will break the city’s $2.5 billion total budget.
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An amusing and embarrassing story in today’s NY Times relates how UC Berkeley accidentally sold a carved redwood panel by WPA artist Sargent Johnson for $150 (+tax) from it’s surplus…