Richmond District Democratic Club Supports Removal of Murals at GWHS
"... we believe that community discussion around the 'Life of Washington' murals is not only timely, but well overdue."
View ArticleLetter to the Editor – Keep Washington Murals
Being native, I feel everyone is trying to hide everything bad that their forefathers have done. They should just own it, not hide it.
View ArticleMurals at Washington High School Stoke Debate: Board to Decide Their Fate
More than 80 years after artist Victor Arnautoff painted them, the murals now face destruction and are the focus of an intense debate about who gets to control the memory of the past and what that...
View ArticleMural Opponents Meet Defenders at Tour of George Washington H.S. Artwork
Opponents square off against mural defenders at a tour of George Washington High School artwork on Saturday, May 4, 2019
View ArticleStories Covering Controversial Murals at George Washington High School
The Richmond Review newspaper helped break the story about the controversial murals at George Washington High School was was later covered by regional and national news.
View ArticleLetter to the Editor – Take Down George Washington HS Murals
Regarding the dispute concerning Washington High's sculpture and murals of Native Americans shown in a demeaning way and put down by powerful white men, I think it is important to take these artworks...
View ArticleNational Coalition Against Censorship Urges Retaining Washington Murals
As an organization dedicated to promoting free speech, including freedom of artistic expression, we were concerned to learn that the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is considering...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor – A Suggestion for a Solution to Washington Mural Debate
I propose that an appropriate sum of money be authorized to paint a mural with the opposing viewpoint.
View ArticleSFUSD Board Votes to Cover Washington H.S. Murals
The writing is on the wall for the controversial murals on the life of President George Washington at his namesake high school now that the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) has voted to...
View ArticleMeeting on Washington High School Murals Turns Contentious
The latest round in the fight over the George Washington High School murals took place on July 9, when a small group that want them painted over crashed a meeting of mural supporters and chaos ensued.
View ArticleCoalition Formed to Save GWHS Murals at the Ballot Box
The San Francisco Unified School District’s (SFUSD) Board of Education’s decision to cover or destroy 13 murals in the “Life of Washington” series at the first president’s namesake high school has...
View ArticleSchool Board President Proposes Solution to GWHS Mural Dispute
“Life of Washington” mural could be preserved by covering it to make way for new, positive artwork
View ArticlePress Release: School Board Votes to Cover Washington H.S. Mural
The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) Board of Education voted to remove the “Life of Washington” mural from view by covering it without destroying it, amending its June 25 vote to paint...
View ArticleSchool Board Reverses Course on Washington Murals
The San Francisco School Board’s abrupt change to its decision to cover some controversial murals with panels instead of paint has satisfied almost no one, but has also left opponents of the painting...
View ArticleSchool Board Reverses Course on Washington Murals
The San Francisco School Board’s abrupt change to its decision to cover some controversial murals with panels instead of paint has satisfied almost no one, but has also left opponents of the painting...
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Plan to Cover GWHS Murals Faces Several Hurdles
By Thomas K. Pendergast Board members guiding San Francisco’s school district might consider the fate of murals on the life of first president George Washington at his namesake high school...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: GWHS Students Should Learn History from Murals
Editor: Thank you so much for your comprehensive coverage of the debate over the George Washington High School murals. I was very happy to read that the opponents of the SF School Board’s decision to...
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Letter to the Editor: George Washington Mural GWHSAA Event Feb. 22, 2020
Editor: PLEASE REVIEW THE ANNOUNCEMENT ATTACHED BELOW. HOPING YOU CAN JOIN US OR WATCH THE LIVESTREAM. PLEASE SHARE AND FORWARD WITH THOSE THAT SUPPORT PRESERVING AND PROTECTING VICTOR ARNAUTOFF “LIFE...
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School District Ignored Plans to Save GWHS Murals
(Editor’s note: this is an updated version of the story that ran in the March issue of the Richmond Review newspaper. A minor error has been corrected.) By Thomas K. Pendergast New information has...
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Video: GWHS Murals Discussed at Public Forum Feb. 22, 2020
At a public forum held on Feb. 22 at the Palace of Fine Arts Theater where panelists discussed the “Life of George Washington” murals at San Francisco’s George Washington High School. The murals are an...
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