A lost mural from Ellis Island has been recreated by muralist Andrew Sabori. The original mural was almost 200 feet long, and hung in the “Aliens’ Dining Hall” at Ellis Island. It was created as a WPA project by painter Edward Laning in 1938, but was lost decades later during a storm. See the 90-foot recreation on display at the National Archives in Atlanta, starting July 21 through December of 2012.
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A lost mural from Ellis Island has been recreated by muralist Andrew Sabori. The original mural was almost 200 feet long, and hung in the “Aliens’ Dining Hall” at Ellis Island. It was created as a WPA project by painter Edward Laning in 1938, but was lost decades later during a storm.

See the 90-foot recreation on display at the National Archives in Atlanta, starting July 21 through December of 2012.

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