Lehighton (Franz Kline)

Lehighton is a mural by the American painter Franz Kline.

In 1946 the Lehighton, Pennsylvania Post of the American Legion commissioned Kline to do a large canvas depicting the town where he had attended high school. The painting features many of Lehighton's landmarks.

The mural was acquired from the American legion post in 2016 by the Allentown Art Museum in Allentown, Pennsylvania and is today on permanent exhibition there.[1]

Subsequently following intensive work on the mural to repair damage from years of exposure to cigarette smoke at the Legion as well as age by "Luca Bonetti Painting Restoration" the restored painting was unveiled to the public in January 2017.[2][3][4]

References
  1. "Lehighton Mural Finds New Home".
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-01-28. Retrieved 2017-05-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Creative, James Nicnick, Kudu (April 19, 2017). "The Story Behind Franz Kline's Mural "Lehighton"".
  4. "Famous mural needs work | Times News Online". www.tnonline.com. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)


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