(EDUCATION) John Baer artist Artists rendering of the propos

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(EDUCATION.) John Baer, artist. Artist's rendering of the proposed Bel Air Consolidated Colored School. Pencil drawing, 18 x 40 inches, on heavy artist board; minimal wear. Baltimore, MD, circa 1949

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This school was built as part of the last generation of formally segregated schools. The design was by Alex Shaw, Palmer, Fisher, Williams, & Nes, Architects. The firm put out the call for construction bids in the 20 June 1949 Baltimore Sun. It was built in Harford County northeast of Baltimore, and opened as the Central Consolidated School in 1950, with students in grades from kindergarten through high school from across the county. With desegregation in 1965, it became Hickory Elementary School, and remains in use today.