The WPA Murals of Workers and S.F. History

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Session Type: Community Gatherings

Session Capacity: N/A

Hotel: N/A

Room: Meet in Hotel Lobby

Floor: Lobby Level

San Francisco History in the WPA Murals at the Rincon Center. Please join us in the Hotel Lobby Saturday at 3:30 pm on April 29 to see the fabulous WPA murals painted by Anton Refregier in the 1940s. The 27 panels provide a glimpse into some of the most significant historical events of the city. Many of the slides reflect the struggles of working people highlighting class issues, immigration, racism, and violent repression in the social realism style. Of particular note, is the slide on the San Francisco Waterfront Strike, and the eventful signing of the United Nationals Declaration of Human Rights, which took place in the city, titled War and Peace. These murals were threatened with destruction during the McCarthy period, by HUAC, and by the Nixon Administration as being too radical and unAmerican. Now they are listed on the National Register of Historic Places and are a San Francisco treasure.