About This Item

  • Call NumberSCHL_0982
  • TitleThe Benefits of Democracy
  • SummaryCaption: "[Three high school students looking at]'The Benefits of Democracy,' an oil painting done on a wooden panel, 4 by 12 feet, has just been completed at the Alexander Hamilton [Vocational] High School, Albany Ave. and Bergen St. Its design and execution were carried out by John Tartaglione ... Its theme is the Bill of Rights with a modern Statue of Liberty embracing the various faiths and creeds. The mural will cover a wall in the school library." The school's name changed in 1985 to Paul Robeson High School of Business and Technology.
  • Date1939
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. On verso: date inscribed: Sept. 24/39. Title from caption on verso.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectAlexander Hamilton Vocational High School (New York, N.Y.) ; Mural painting and decoration -- 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: High schools: Alexander Hamilton