ðə mjˈʊɹɹəlz, wˌɪtʃ fˈɔːɹm ɐ fɹˈiːz ɚɹˈaʊnd ðɪ ˌʌpɚ pɚɹˈɪmɪɾɚɹ ʌvðə lˈɑːbi wˈɔːlz, wɜː pˈeɪntᵻd baɪ hˈæmdən ˈɑːɹɾɪst sˈælvæɾɚ də mˈeɪoʊ, ɐ hˈæmdən ˈɑːɹɾɪst hˌuː wʌz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ðə pɹˈiː dɚ ɹˈoʊm ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi, ænd wɜː kəmplˈiːɾᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks.
The murals, which form a frieze around the upper perimeter of the lobby walls, were painted by Hamden artist Salvatore DeMaio, a Hamden artist who was awarded the Prix de Rome in 1930, and were completed in 1936.