Life of Washington (murals): Difference between revisions

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Arnautoff's political views as well as his work were influenced by Diego Rivera, for whom he worked as an assistant while living in Mexico. He joined the Communist Party, the American Artists' Congress and the San Francisco Artists and Writers Union. His politics were reflected in his work, which was part of a mural arts movement intended to inspire change through criticism of the political system. His style is considered more subtle than Rivera's and that of other social realists of the period.

|description_of_incident=Two of the thirteen panels in the mural series have come under fire since the 1960’s for their controversial depictions of African-Americans and Native Americans. For decades, Native Americans and activists have called for the mural’s removal, most recently in December 2018 ~~after~~ Washington High School was denied landmark status specifically ~~because~~ of the mural’s offensiveness to Native Americans.

|description_of_incident=In December 2018, Washington High School was denied landmark status specifically due to of the mural’s offensiveness to African Americans and Native Americans.

The high school is part of the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) and is under the jurisdiction of the Board of Education. The Board was divided about the school’s application for landmark status because designating it as such would make it impossible to modify or remove the murals afterwards. The SFUSD created a 13-member “Reflection and Action Group” to consider the provide a recommendation to the Board. They held four public meetings, and in February 2019 they issued their final recommendation to remove the entire mural series from the school.

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In the debate over the 13 murals, one side, which includes art historians and alumni, sees a valuable history lesson; the other, which includes many African-Americans and Native Americans, sees a hostile environment.

These two of the thirteen panels in the mural series have come under fire since the 1960’s for their controversial depictions of African-Americans and Native Americans. For decades, Native Americans and activists have called for the mural’s removal, most recently.

|description_of_result=On June 25, 2019, the San Francisco Board of Education voted unanimously to remove the murals.

|image=Arnautoff, Life of Washington.jpg

|source=Photo: Amanda Law, via 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

https://livingnewdeal.org/projects/george-washington-high-school-arnautoff-mural-san-francisco-ca/

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 Arnautoff's political views as well as his work were influenced by Diego Rivera, for whom he worked as an assistant while living in Mexico. He joined the Communist Party, the American Artists' Congress and the San Francisco Artists and Writers Union. His politics were reflected in his work, which was part of a mural arts movement intended to inspire change through criticism of the political system. His style is considered more subtle than Rivera's and that of other social realists of the period.
-|description_of_incident=Two of the thirteen panels in the mural series have come under fire since the 1960’s for their controversial depictions of African-Americans and Native Americans. For decades, Native Americans and activists have called for the mural’s removal, most recently in December 2018 after Washington High School was denied landmark status specifically because of the mural’s offensiveness to Native Americans.
+|description_of_incident=In December 2018, Washington High School was denied landmark status specifically due to of the mural’s offensiveness to African Americans and Native Americans.
 The high school is part of the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) and is under the jurisdiction of the Board of Education. The Board was divided about the school’s application for landmark status because designating it as such would make it impossible to modify or remove the murals afterwards. The SFUSD created a 13-member “Reflection and Action Group” to consider the provide a recommendation to the Board. They held four public meetings, and in February 2019 they issued their final recommendation to remove the entire mural series from the school.
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 In the debate over the 13 murals, one side, which includes art historians and alumni, sees a valuable history lesson; the other, which includes many African-Americans and Native Americans, sees a hostile environment.
+These two of the thirteen panels in the mural series have come under fire since the 1960’s for their controversial depictions of African-Americans and Native Americans. For decades, Native Americans and activists have called for the mural’s removal, most recently.
 |description_of_result=On June 25, 2019, the San Francisco Board of Education voted unanimously to remove the murals.
 |image=Arnautoff, Life of Washington.jpg
 |source=Photo: Amanda Law, via https://www.donnagraves.org/blog/2018/2/27/citywide-historic-context-for-new-deal-san-francisco
 }}
 GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL: ARNAUTOFF MURAL – SAN FRANCISCO CA
 https://livingnewdeal.org/projects/george-washington-high-school-arnautoff-mural-san-francisco-ca/