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Historic preservation commissioners press for preservation and dialogue after school board moves to obscure George Washington High murals
Summary
Commissioners and public urged preserving Victor Artoff and other New Deal-era murals at George Washington High School after the school board voted to obscure parts of the paintings. The Historic Preservation Commission agreed to press the Board of Education and Board of Supervisors, and offered to participate in study or mediation efforts.
The San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission on Aug. 21 heard a sustained public outcry to preserve four New Deal-era murals at George Washington High School after the school board voted earlier in August to obscure portions of the paintings.
Shannon Ferguson of the Planning Department told the commission that the landmark designation report for George Washington High notes the building’s significance for its Streamline Moderne architecture and its four New Deal murals, and that legislation recommending landmark designation has been forwarded to the Board of Supervisors. Planning staff also confirmed a recent Board of Education resolution to obscure — and previously to paint over — portions of the murals, and provided the commission with a copy of that resolution.
Bob Cherney, who…
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