With its proximity to the cultural hub of New York City and its quieter suburban and rural landscapes, Connecticut was fertile ground for artists and writers in the period of Modernist movements between 1913 and 1979. Many of these cultural figures are well known through biographical and critical studies. Creative Places seeks to show how place played a significant role in creative work, and how in turn the artists and writers influenced communities in Connecticut.
125 East Avenue, Norwalk
- Norwalk City Hall
- Alexander J. Rummler
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Although other artists such as John Steuart Curry and A. G. Hull had commissions here, Alexander Rummler painted the majority of murals throughout the school, 16 completed between 1937-1941, as well as 8 smaller panels.
- Description of Significance/Historical Narrative
- Originally built as the Norwalk High School, this site is culturally significant as the main repository of one of the largest collections of WPA art in the country with 22 murals and paintings in a building constructed with federal New Deal funding. The Norwalk community excelled at organizing artists and artwork in this period. The artwork was saved when the building was renovated into the City Hall in the 1980s.
- Date of Construction
- c. 1936
- Historic Designation(s)