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was completed in 1940 and portrays the daily lives of citizens during the peak of riverboat travel depicting children playing, families conversing and dockworkers loading boats. It became a cherished symbol by the community's heritage, with the postmaster expressing ea preference to save the mural
181:(WPA) to create murals depicting regional scenes. Encouraged to visit the towns where they worked, these artists incorporated local themes into their paintings, which were typically completed off-site and then installed in public buildings. She secured a commission to paint the
236:; while his complaint was being reviewed, the painting was shielded from the public by blinds. After a petition drive by local citizens to remove the blinds, the mural was uncovered and back on public display. Post office employees reported that the controversy had
255:, while continuing to work in a studio she and her husband shared in Columbus. The year following her marriage, Davis-Prout won first prize in the 37th Annual Indiana Artists Exhibition, the oldest art competition in the state, with her entry
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the nudity of the figures rendered the scene pornographic and filed a
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777:"Bartholomew County, Indiana Marriage records"
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704:"The Depression Era Art Projects in Illinois"
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315:Indiana Marriage Records 1943
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1008:Categories
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