print email comment close Chicago: The City in Art URL: http://www.artic.edu/aic/education/mural_project/ Description: This site "is a collaborative project between The Art Institute of Chicago and the Chicago Public Schools. The program is designed to introduce teachers and students to recently restored murals in their schools." The site features images of murals painted between 1900 and 1945. The varied mural topics include characters from children's literature, a construction site, and William Penn. Also includes lesson plans, a glossary, a bibliography, and links to related sites. Publisher: Art Institute of Chicago Library of Congress Subject Headings: Art -- Study and teaching Mural painting and decoration Mural painting and decoration -- Illinois -- Chicago Public art LII Database Information: Record 13980 created by Maria Brandt on 11/01/2004 Last modification on 07/15/2007 Published: 11/01/2004   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/13980