Complete History of Crime Mural
Great Central Insurance Murals, by Harry Wood, Fine Arts Dean at Bradley University from 1944 to 1950. During the remodeling of the former Great Central Insurance Co. building on Sheridan Road in Peoria, by the First Federated Church, a massive and "bizarre" mural was uncovered. The 40-foot, seven-panel piece was painted by Dr. Harry Wood, dean of Bradley's College of Fine Arts from 1944–1950, and intended to promote the insurer's available crime coverage.
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