Coit Tower Murals at Risk
Watch Complete Episode: February 3, 2012 »
The WPA murals at Coit Tower are some of the most treasured public artworks in San Francisco. Due to the ravages of foggy weather and neglect, they face an uncertain future. PBS NewsHour correspondent Spencer Michels reports on a new effort to preserve the murals.
- Coit Tower Murals Slideshow -- KQED is currently producing a mobile app about the history and legacy of New Deal-era murals in San Francisco, including those at Coit Tower, Rincon Center, and City College of San Francisco. The mobile app is expected to launch in summer of 2012.
- Living New Deal project at UC Berkeley
- Forum on campaign to save Coit Tower murals Jan 2012
- KQED Arts: Depression Art in Jeopardy?
- Bernard Zakheim story on This Week, Dec 2010
- PBS Newshour: New 'New Deal' May Help Boost the Arts
- Catalogue of New Deal public art in California



