during the demolition of the hospital, cornell rescued several large murals at the hospital that were originally commissioned by the federal art project, a subdivision of president roosevelt’s works progress administration (wpa). the herbert f. johnson museum of art at cornell university hosted an exhibit featuring these murals from january to may 2016. these murals by ilya bolotowsky, albert swinden, and joseph rugolo, were set to be installed in the campus in the long term, and were ultimately installed in the bloomberg center.