Oct. 5, 2017
Brother Mark Elder, C.M., adds four new murals to the public art project begun in 2016, "The Story of the Little School Under the 'L.'" The ongoing project features a series of murals on the massive concrete pillars supporting the CTA's 'L' tracks at Fullerton Avenue. Each mural depicts a prominent, historical figure that has made an impact on DePaul University.
The new murals feature: DePaul's relationship with the Sheffield Neighborhood Association; the original athletes known as the "D-Men," from which the nickname "Blue Demons" emerged; The Rev. Francis Xavier McCabe, C.M., DePaul's second president who kept the university open during World War I; and a pillar featuring Rose Vaughn and Marion Amoureux, the university's first African-American women to graduate.
Brother Mark Elder, C.M.,works with students to add four new murals last summer. One of the new pillars recalls the "D-Men," from which the nickname "Blue Demons" emerged. (DePaul University/Russell Dorn)
Students help install the new murals on the CTA 'L' pillars as part of the "The Story of the Little School Under the 'L'" art project led by Brother Mark Elder, C.M. (DePaul University/Russell Dorn)
A pillar featuring Rose Vaughn and Marion Amoureux, the university's first African-American women to graduate, is now part of the collection that are part of "The Story of the Little School Under the 'L'" public art project. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
The Rev. Francis Xavier McCabe, C.M., DePaul's second president, who kept the university open during World War I is featured on one of the new pillars located under Fullerton 'L' tracks, part of the public art project, "The Story of the Little School Under the 'L'" project began in 2016 by Brother Mark Elder, C.M. (DePaul University/Russell Dorn)
Brother Mark Elder, C.M., puts the finishes touches on the decorative top of a pillar. Last summer, Elder and a group of students added four new murals to "The Story of the Little School Under the 'L'" project. (DePaul University/Russell Dorn)
Details from a support pillar underneath the CTA's Fullerton 'L' stop depicting prominent historical figures that have made an impact on DePaul University. (DePaul University/Russell Dorn)