Author: CT State Library

McLoughlin, Gregory (?)Gregory McLoughlin completed a mural for the Westport Library. It is unknown whether it was painted under the WPA Federal Arts Project. There is evidence that he worked for the Public Works of Art Project, the predecessor to the more ambitious WPA. The dates of McLoughlin’s birth and death are unknown.Source: WPA Allocation CardWorks of Art Listed in CT A...

McLaughlin, Christopher (?)All that is known about Christopher McLaughlin is that he worked for the Connecticut FAP completing a mural entitled Nursery Tales at Undercliff Sanatorium and three panels of a mural entitled Raggedy Ann Storiesallocated to the Tuttle School in East Haven.Sources:  WPA Artist’s Work CardWorks of Art Listed in CT Archives' database from Christopher Mc...

McKillop, William (1878-1937)William McKillop was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1878. He began his art studies in 1904 at the St. Louis Art School. He later studied in Paris at the Academy Julian under Jean Paul Laurens and at the Academy of Beaux Arts under Edward Laurent. Several of his paintings were exhibited at the Paris Salon. In 1913 he returned to the United Sta...

 McFarland, Mae (?)There is little known about this artist except that in 1936 she completed the mural The Six White Swans for the WPA Federal Arts Project. It consisted of four panels, each four feet by four feet, and was allocated to the Hindley School in Darien, Connecticut in 1939. McFarland’s date of birth and death are unknown. �Source: WPA Artist’s Work Card.Works of Art...

 McCutcheon, Albert B. (1901-1990)Albert McCutcheon was born in Middletown, Connecticut on January 1, 1901. He attended the Durant School in Middletown. He also took private lessons in art, history, language, and music for four years. He went on to study at the Yale School of Fine Arts, continuing his studies at the Julian Academy in Paris in 1923. He married Hilde Anderson, an...

 Martino, Michel (1889-1969)Michel Martino was born on February 22, 1889, in Italy. He attended New Haven Public Schools and the Hopkins Grammar School. He studied for seven years in the Yale School of Fine Arts, focusing on sculpture. He also studied in Rome and Paris.  Like Karl Lang, Martino worked with Gutzon Borglum. He exhibited at the National Academy, the Architectural ...

McCracken, William Weir Miskimmon (1906-1962) William McCracken was born April 4, 1906 in Belfast, Ireland. Before working for the WPA Federal Arts Project, he painted for the Public Works of Art Project. He was a graduate from the Yale School of Fine Arts in 1931. He was an instructor at the Famous Artists School for nine years. In the book, In Pursuit of Paradise: History ...

 Matulis, John G. (1911-2000)John Matulis was born in New Britain, Connecticut in 1911. He attended public schools and graduated from the Hartford Art School in 1933. He then worked for the WPA Federal Arts Project from 1936 to 1940. According to his obituary, Matulis completed 55 color plates for the Index of American Design, but his work card shows that he completed only 47 c...

Martin, Floyd Thornton (?)Very little is known about Floyd Martin. He worked for the WPA Federal Arts Project’s predecessor, the Public Works of Art Project. Under the WPA, he completed several oil murals for the Waterside School in Stamford, Connecticut and several others for the Burdick Jr. High School in Stamford. Martin’s dates of birth and death are unknown. Source: W...

Marinko, George J. (1908-1989) George Marinko was one of the founders of the surrealist style in the United States. He was born in Derby, Connecticut in 1908. His father was a brass worker. From 1925 to 1929, Marinko attended the Waterbury Art School, coming under the influence of Lewis York, a visiting art professor from Yale. Funded by wealthy persons in Waterbury, he was ab...