WPA Murals at Harlem Hospital Restored to Their Original Glory
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A New Deal-era sculpture by John Rhoden was also included in the city's restoration project.
A panel in Vertis Hayes's "Pursuit of Happiness" (1937) (photo Nicholas Knight, all images courtesy NYC Health + Hospitals)
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