Word: keast
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Governed by rigid restrictions laid down for buildings on Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the court matches the adjacent Free Library, both being copies of the Marine Ministry in Paris. Architect W. R. Morton Keast, who wangled $1,525,500 of PWA money for the building, was given free hand with the interior. But because of PWA and Philadelphia municipal requirements, Architect Keast had to call for competitive bids for murals. However, he persuaded PWA to let the bidders tell the jury about their qualifications. Philadelphia's municipal Art Jury (once headed by Collector Joe Widener) passed upon 22 bidding artists...