Original Sketch For Wpa Mural "Lincoln Freeing The Slaves" , 1934

Pasadena: Pasadena Board Of Education, 1934. Original Art Work . No Binding. Good. Original Sketch. Original Ink Sketch, Image 23" X 18", Tissue Mounted On Board, Sketch. This Sketch Is Reproduced In The Merle Armitage Monograph On Napolitano, Published In 1935. The Completed Work Raised Considerable Hostile Comment When It Was Exhibited At The Los Angeles Museum Of History, Science And Art, Because Of Its Strong Depiction Of The Freeing Of The Slaves. Napolitano Studied At Chouinard And Otis In 1922-1925, Engaged In Work On Architectural Murals 1925-1930 Working For Designer Herman Sachs On Such Prominent Buildings As Bullocks Wilshire, Los Angeles City Hall, The Palm Beach Biltmore, Etc.; Studied Ceramics In Ny And Mural Painting In Germany 1929-1931, Returned To Architectural And Other Work In The U.S., Completed Many Wpa Murals In Southern California 1934-1938 And Some Private Commissions, Illustrated Many Books For Merle Armitage 1935-1960, Worked As A Set And Prop Designer And Artist In The 1940'S, And Notably Did Church Art Work For The Next Twenty Years Including Full Church Interiors, Monumental Sculptures, Etc. He Is The Subject Of The Monograph "Napolitano", 1934, By Merle Armitage.