Santos Zingale

Santos Ision Jackson Zingale (1908–1999) was an American artist known for his regionalist and social realist paintings.

[2] At this time he notably created murals for the Sturgeon Bay Post Office and the Henry Mitchell High School in Racine, Wisconsin.

[2] From 1944 to 1946, Zingale served in the United States Navy aboard the USS Bremerton (CA-130) where he is also known to have produced several sketches of his fellow service members in their daily life.

[3] His work in the 1930s was political, looking at social themes from conditions of African Americans to people fleeing the Spanish Civil War.

[2][1] Zingale was labeled as a "radical artist" by the press and in 1935 he wrote, "Art must help the development of human consciousness and improve the social order".

Lynch Law , 1934, oil on canvas, 37 3/4 x 49 3/4 inches, UWM Art Collection . Produced while Zingale was working for the Public Works of Art Project . [ 6 ]