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Coit Tower 90th Anniversary Mural Tour
Location
Coit Tower
1 Telegraph Hill Blvd
San Francisco, CA 94133
USA
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About this event
Under the New Deal’s first public art program, PWAP, 25 artists were hired to decorate the blank walls of Coit Tower. Controversy arose over the politically charged images in the frescoes they painted, delaying the tower’s official opening. The building finally opened to the public in October 1934. Join us for a special guided tour celebrating the murals' 90th anniversary with Professor Robert Cherny, author of the new book The Coit Tower Murals: New Deal Art and Political Controversy in San Francisco; Jon Golinger, founder of Protect Coit Tower and Living New Deal Advisor and New Deal art historian Harvey Smith.