The Coit Tower murals were done in the 1930’s under the auspices of the Public Works of Art Project, the first of the New Deal federal employment programs for artists. The Coit Tower murals were painted during a particularly disruptive period in U.S. History. Depression related economic challenges led to much discussion about alternate forms of government. A four day general strike (Bloody Thursday) accompanied by widespread rioting in San Francisco triggered an eighty-three day 1934 West Coast Waterfront Strike.
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