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dieser beitrag wurde verfasst in: englisch (eng/en)

künstler: Dean Cornwell

titel: Sir Walter Raleigh receiving his charter from Queen Elizabeth I in 1584. His landing on the shore of Roanoke Island

jahr: 1937

adresse: Warwick New York Hotel, restaurant (The Raleigh Room), 63 West 54th Street, New York

+: Commissioned by William Randolph Hearst

«Cornwell received $100,000 for his work, but a subsequent dispute caused him to paint several objectionable images into the mural, including a man urinating on Queen Elizabeth I and a naked Indian with his back to the viewer. The dispute was resolved, and Cornwell removed some, but not all, of these images, and portions of the mural remained covered for over 40 years, until a renovation project in the Warwick gave the murals greater focus and prominence.» (source: Navarro)