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Carl Schurz High School - Schurzone Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

 - Class of 1941

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Page 22 text:

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5 C551-IE huge semrcrrcular mural rn the hbrary deplcts all the elements that went 1nto the buxldmg of Chxcago from bronzed Amerrcan Indrans to modern mechanxzed ma chrnery The magmfrcent panorama of the Sprrrt of Chrcago IS aptly zllustrated by Mr Gustave A Brand Mrss Katherme Schmrdt and a staff of more than thlrty students The prolect shows rn chronologlcal order the outstandmg events rn the hrstory of the c1ty wrth the fme arts and Spxrrt of Chrcago as the central feature It shows rn raprd successlon the Amerxcan Indrans lrstenxng to the preachlngs of Father Marquette the Jesurt pnest rn the dlstance stands sturdy Fort Dearborn In the foreground are two staunch ploneer farmers culhvatmg the so1l In the soft hued background are the frrst rcnlroad runnrng from Chrcago to Galena then mto vrew come Lake Mrchrgan and the mouth of the Chrcago Rrver frlled wxth trny shrppmg and frshrng vessels and the rurnous fxre of 1871 whxch destroyed the burldmgs of Chxcago but not nts sprrxt The center group around whrch the entrre mural rs devel oped consrsts of frgures representrng the fme arts hnstory musrc art educatxon harvestrng prlntmg and culture are the mam elements portrayed The Chrcago I W1ll sprrrt rs the central feature On the opposlte srde the cycle contmues show mg the beautlful and prcturesque Columbrcm Exposltron of 1893 contrasted by the modern Century of Progress Then more of Chxcagos famous srghts well known statues the shadowed columns of the Art Instrtute and the statuesque Mrchrgan Avenue Bndge The fmal group deprcts modern lndustry wrth 1ts factorles workmen blast furnaces and constructron work The splendrd fmxshed work cannot be fully descrrbed one must actually see the mural 1n order to feel zts great strength and artrstry The mam theme for the mural was decxded upon Jorntly by Mr Brand Mr Bauersfeld and the art teachers The students were enthusrastrc and eager to submrt rdeas for the produc if 0 .,.., K. v 3 y svn X. , .N .Wy 9 .1- t X rf .- . . . . I . . , I . . - . , 2' D A ' . 1 f ' . . I h ' ' - ,

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Page 23 text:

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ei tron They contnbuted drawrngs and sketches and from these rdeas Mr Brand dre th f the mural was taken w e mal pattern from whrch Then the work began rn earnest Under the lnstructron and gurdance of Mrss Katherrne Schmrdt a Mural Pamtrng class was organrzed Here students learned frgure tech nlque and orl study As they learned they became more profrcrent and better prepared to undertake the great task that lay before them Mxss Schmrdt always ready and wrllrng gave her trme not only to mstruct the students but also to add her share to the work Beams were erected to form a scaffold and on thrs a makeshrft platform was elevated Here the actual mural work was done The panorama was sketched rn charcoal then parnted rn orls The deft hands of Mr Brand put lrfe mto the laborers bodres strength and purpose mto the burldmgs and expressron mto the faces of the men and women The executron of the mural was at all trmes under the supervtsron of Mr Brand It was he who decrded that an complement to the four huge murals rn each corner of the cerlrng of the lrhrary whrch depict the Development of the Wrrtten Word To Mr Brand the greater part of the honor rs due Desprte the fact that he rs nearmg hrs erghtteth year Mr Brand strll remams young rn heart and mrnd The murals that he has completed have garned country wrde fame and here rn Chxcago after travelrng all over the world Mr Brand has found hrs adopted home Hrs great love for Chrcago behalf, and thls Mr Brand has done The mural wrll forever remaln as cr symbol of the great love of a man for hrs crty other mural should be made as a prompted hrm to pamt a great mural rn rts Clarlce Crarg Class ot June 1941

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