MAG Collection - Study for "Active Life" Mural

1937
28 11/16 x 16 15/16 in. (72.9 x 43.1 cm)

Carl W. Peters
American (Fairport, NY, 1897 - 1980, Fairport, NY)

Object Type: Watercolor

Medium and Support: Watercolor, gouache and graphite on watercolor board

Credit Line: Gift in memory of the friendship of Ellen W. and Thomas H. Miller with Blanche and Carl W. Peters

Accession Number: 2009.13

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Location: Not currently on view

Preparatory study for WPA mural at Madison High School, Rochester, NY

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Article Scope: Mention and reproduction. Richard H. Love. Carl W. Peters: American Scene Painter from Rochester to Rockport. Rochester, New York: University of Rochester Press, 1999.
Article Author: Rafferty, Rebecca. Article Title: Creating Jobs for Creatives: WPA Art in Rochester. Article Scope: Discussion and reproduction. City Newspaper. Rochester, NY Issue Date: March 28, 2012. Page Number: 10-13
Article Scope: Reproduction only. Jessica Marten. Art for the People: Carl W. Peters and the Rochester WPA Murals. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, 2015.
Article Scope: Mention and reproduction. Marjorie Searl and Lu Harper. The Memorial Art Gallery: 100 Years. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, 2013.

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Art for the People: Carl W. Peters and the Rochester WPA Murals