Cleveland Present by Elmer Brown

Elmer Brown (1909 - 1971), Cleveland Present, 1941. Cleveland State University Student Center, Cleveland, Ohio.

This mural is historical in the sense that it depicts Cleveland's industrial progress towards the end of the Depression era due to the large amounts of new jobs created. Brown was one of a group of painters commissioned by the Works Progress Administration to paint murals depicting this time period. The mural has recently been loosened from its original location, restored, and placed as a centerpiece in Cleveland State University's student center.

Comments:
Baseball at Night: I found it interesting, that of all people to paint such an American past-time type subject, that the artist was Russian and still showed patriotism for the country.
Tenement Flats: It's almost saddening in all honesty, because everyone in the painting seems to be so close-knit and friendly and here I am, not able to even remember the names of most of the people on my street.