Art: Government Inspiration

¶ At Elgin, Ill. last week inmates of the State Hospital for the Insane gazed appreciatively at a newly completed 25-ft. mural showing other inmates weaving cloth. It was paid for with $2,000 of Government money, kept 14 WPArtists busy for four months. Their instructions were to use only the softest shades of primary colors, to "avoid all exciting combinations."

¶ In San Francisco, at the University of California, two huge frescoes were unveiled fortnight ago in the Medical Center's lecture room. By Muralist Bernard Zakheim, they showed the development of modern...

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