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The story was extensively covered in both local and national media. Those who would censor the work cited its depiction of slavery and the murder of a Native American as traumatizing to some students of color. Others, including NCAC and the leaders of four of San Francisco’s top visual arts institutions, argued that it is an artistic and historical treasure that does not celebrate the life of George Washington uncritically, but rather depicts him as complicit in slavery and the violent pursuit of America’s “Manifest Destiny.” | The story was extensively covered in both local and national media. Those who would censor the work cited its depiction of slavery and the murder of a Native American as traumatizing to some students of color. Others, including NCAC and the leaders of four of San Francisco’s top visual arts institutions, argued that it is an artistic and historical treasure that does not celebrate the life of George Washington uncritically, but rather depicts him as complicit in slavery and the violent pursuit of America’s “Manifest Destiny.” | ||
|description_of_result=On June 25, 2019, the San Francisco Board of Education voted unanimously to remove/paint over the murals. | |description_of_result=On June 25, 2019, the San Francisco Board of Education voted unanimously to remove/paint over the murals. But in early August, after months of public pressure, the Board nullified their vote: | ||
"In a compromise that did not appear to end the fight, the San Francisco Board of Education voted Tuesday night to conceal, but not destroy, a series of Depression-era school murals that some considered offensive to Native Americans and African-Americans. | |||
"The 4-to-3 vote, which came after a tense and emotional meeting, nullified the board’s earlier vote to paint over the murals, a decision that had brought widespread complaints of censorship." | |||
(NYTimes, August 14, 2019) | |||
|image=Arnautoff, Life of Washington.jpg | |image=Arnautoff, Life of Washington.jpg | ||
|source= | |source=https://www.donnagraves.org/blog/2018/2/27/citywide-historic-context-for-new-deal-san-francisco | ||
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GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL: ARNAUTOFF MURAL – SAN FRANCISCO CA | GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL: ARNAUTOFF MURAL – SAN FRANCISCO CA | ||
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CITYWIDE HISTORIC CONTEXT FOR NEW DEAL SAN FRANCISCO | CITYWIDE HISTORIC CONTEXT FOR NEW DEAL SAN FRANCISCO | ||
https://www.donnagraves.org/blog/2018/2/27/citywide-historic-context-for-new-deal-san-francisco | https://www.donnagraves.org/blog/2018/2/27/citywide-historic-context-for-new-deal-san-francisco | ||
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Aug. 25, 2019 | |||
Feinstein on SF mural flap: Don’t destroy it, don’t cover it up | |||
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/philmatier/article/Feinstein-on-SF-mural-flap-Don-t-destroy-it-14374916.php | |||
Aug. 21, 2019 | |||
Alice Walker Defends George Washington Murals | |||
“Why try to hide the reality of our history?” she said of the objectionable images that confronted San Francisco students every day. | |||
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/21/arts/design/alice-walker-defends-george-washington-murals.html | |||
August 14, 2019 | |||
San Francisco School Board Votes to Hide, but Not Destroy, Disputed Murals | |||
The vote, which came after a tense meeting, nullified an earlier vote to paint over Depression-era school murals that some considered offensive to minorities. | |||
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/14/arts/san-francisco-murals-george-washington.html | |||
August 12, 2019 | |||
Actor Danny Glover Opposes Washington High Mural Removal; Calls Plan ‘A Book Burning’ | |||
https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2019/08/12/washington-high-mural-actor-danny-glover-book-burning/ | |||
Aug. 7, 2019 | |||
Hundreds of people flood SF school to see mural slated for destruction | |||
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/More-than-100-people-flood-SF-school-to-see-mural-14274260.php | |||
August 6, 2019 | |||
San Francisco NAACP Leaders Call For Preservation Of Controversial School Mural | |||
https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2019/08/06/san-francisco-naacp-leaders-preservation-controversial-school-mural/ | |||
Aug 2, 2019 | |||
Voters may decide whether to save or destroy historic murals | |||
Locals push to preserve controversial 1936 WPA art at SF high school | |||
https://sf.curbed.com/2019/8/2/20751847/racist-san-francisco-mural-washington-vote-ballot-measure | |||
Aug. 1, 2019 | |||
More than 100 people flood SF school to see mural slated for destruction | |||
Nanette Asimov | |||
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/More-than-100-people-flood-SF-school-to-see-mural-14274260.php?psid=aMZbp | |||
July 31 2019 | |||
The Shame of the Mural Censors — Why Art and History Matter | |||
By DeWitt Cheng | |||
https://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/the-shame-of-the-mural-censors-why-art-and-history-matter/Content?oid=27198706 | |||
July 27, 2019 | |||
The Case for Keeping San Francisco’s Disputed George Washington Murals | |||
Exposure to art — even uncomfortable art — is healthy, stimulating, and worthy of students’ debate. | |||
ROBERTA SMITH | |||
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/26/arts/design/george-washington-san-francisco-murals.html | |||
July 27, 2019 | |||
Screaming match erupts over vote to remove Washington mural at San Francisco high school - CNN Video | |||
https://www.cnn.com/videos/media/2019/07/27/school-board-votes-to-remove-historic-mural-san-francisco-smerconish-vpx.cnn | |||
July 25, 2019 | |||
PD Editorial: Don’t destroy San Francisco school’s Washington mural | |||
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/opinion/9830114-181/pd-editorial-dont-destroy-the?sba=AAS | |||
July 25, 2019 | |||
PD Editorial: Don’t destroy San Francisco school’s Washington mural | |||
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/opinion/9830114-181/pd-editorial-dont-destroy-the?sba=AAS | |||
JULY 2019 | |||
Destroying Antiracist Art Will Not End Racism | |||
BY AQSA AHMAD | |||
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/07/art-san-francisco-george-washington | |||
JULY 23, 2019 | |||
Whitewashing American History: the WPA Mural Controversy in San Francisco | |||
by JACK HEYMAN | |||
https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/07/23/whitewashing-american-history-the-wpa-mural-controversy-in-san-francisco/ | |||
JULY 22, 2019 | |||
Move to erase George Washington mural sparks firestorm among Dems | |||
By CARLA MARINUCCI | |||
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/22/george-washington-mural-san-francisco-1424425 | |||
San Francisco Highschool Pledges to Paint Over Washington Mural | |||
By Victor Westerkamp | |||
https://www.ntd.com/san-francisco-highschool-pledges-to-paint-over-washington-mural_359863.html | |||
July 15, 2019 | July 15, 2019 | ||
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A mural showing colonizers stepping over a dead Native American has long been controversial, but an alumni group is fighting to save it. | A mural showing colonizers stepping over a dead Native American has long been controversial, but an alumni group is fighting to save it. | ||
http://www.sfweekly.com/news/washington-high-alumni-push-to-keep-dubious-mural/ | http://www.sfweekly.com/news/washington-high-alumni-push-to-keep-dubious-mural/ | ||
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