Mural, Taylor Art Circus

Name/Title

Mural, Taylor Art Circus

Entry/Object ID

2022.36.02

Description

Large mural painted on coarse brown paper with tempera paint by the young students of the Cora Bliss Taylor Art school. Motive is a circus with three striped tents, a midway sideshow with strong man, tall man and fat lady and a parade. Painted in the 1950s by Christa Wise with about six to ten other students. See 2022.36.01 for a PDF of an interview with Christa Wise about the murals from the March 2019 SDHC newsletter

Type of Painting

On paper

Artwork Details

Medium

Tempera

Collection

Artists, Art schools and colonies other than Ox-Bow

Acquisition

Accession

2022.36

Dimensions

Dimension Description

approximate

Width

90 in

Depth

45 in

Location

Building

2nd floor archives

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Taylor Art School 1931-, Taylor, Cora Bliss 1889-1986, Wise, Christa

Create Date

April 26, 2022

Update Date

November 18, 2023