About This Item

  • Call NumberSCHL_1282
  • TitleEarly Civilization in the American Southwest
  • SummaryCaption: "'Early Civilization in the American Southwest,' a mural painted by Howard Lee Irwin for Public School 23. It has received the final approval of the Art Commissioner of the City of New York and was painted under the direction of the WPA Federal Art Project." The school is lolcated at 545 Willoughby Avenue.
  • Date1939
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: dates inscribed: 3/15/39 and May 23/39; "Photographic Division, Federal Art Project, W.P.A." Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorIrwin, Howard Lee [artist]
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectPublic School 23 (New York, N.Y.) ; Mural painting and decoration, American -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
  • FolderFolder: Schools: Public: P.S. #23