In my historical fiction book, a young Polish artist named Florian Durzynski immigrates by himself to the U.S. in 1929, but despite being embraced by Chicago’s Polish community and being hired by the Works Progress Administration to create murals for the Chicago public schools, Florian still searches for a home for his heart.
(still in the editing phase)
gail tanzer 
Dear Ms. Tanzer,
I am near completion of your book Graven Images while dreading it is coming to an end. This book is excellent!
I feel like a fly on the wall witnessing Augusta Savage’s life experiences as she lived them.
Thank you for this wonderful work honoring Augusta Savage!
John Broussard
I am so glad that you enjoyed Graven Images, my book about Augusta Savage. It is nice that you took the time to tell me that. If you would like to read about the subject of my newest book, Florian Durzynski, that is also available on Amazon. The name of the book is Not An Ordinary Artist. It will take you to life in Chicago from 1929-1949 and the art of a Polish immigrant who accomplished much but had his share of artistic and personal challenges.
I have recently discovered that Florian Durzynski was commissioned to paint a mural in Service Club No. 2 at Camp Fannin, an infantry training camp, near Tyler, Texas, in 1943. It was called “The Life of a Nation for Freedom.” Does your book include any information about this mural or his time in Texas? Thank you.
I am so sorry that I just saw your question.I have a full description of that mural on pp. 267-268. It was 30 feet high and 60 feet wide. It showed soldiers in all phases of training and combat fighting at the Guadacanal and the Battle of Tunisia. It also depicted women in the Women’s Army Corps and the Army Nurses Corps. Florian also created several panels depicting the Tyler courthouse, Texas oil wells and mimosa trees. Even though he was born and raised in Poland, Florian depicted more about American history than a lot of Americans knew. I am happy to see a fan of Florian Durzynski. If you feel like telling me how you became interested in his work, please feel free to do so. I promise I will have Word Press send me your comment. Thank you.