- City:
- Sacramento, CA
- Site Type:
- Murals, Art Works
- New Deal Agencies:
- Federal Arts Project (FAP), Arts Programs
- Started:
- 1935
- Completed:
- 1937
- Artists:
- Ben Messick, Lucile Lloyd
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Marked:
- Unknown
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
In 1937, Lucile Lloyd (assisted by Ben Messick) completed a mural, “Origin and Development of the Name of the State of California,” for the State Building in Los Angeles, CA. The mural received funding from the Federal Art Project (FAP). In fact, Lloyd was the first woman in Southern California to receive a FAP commission.
The mural’s three panels “tell the history of the name of California. The two side panels portray important flags that have flown over the state. The central panel shows the history and development of the state through the Spanish, Mexican, and American eras. Realistic figures trace the state’s history and vivid images illustrate the state’s unique natural beauty and resources” (see State of California Capitol Museum).
Lloyd’s mural was relocated after the Los Angeles State Building was damaged in the 1971 San Fernando earthquake. “Origin and Development of the Name of the State of California” now resides in the John L. Burton Hearing Room in the State Capitol in Sacramento, CA.
Source notes
Originally posted on the New Deal Art Registry
State of California Capitol Museum
"Lucile Lloyd (1894-1941): A Life in Murals," Calisphere
"Mural Decorations - Completed and in Progress - by Federal Art Project in Northern Southern California (April 1, 1937)," Marjery Hoffman Smith AAA Reel, www.wpamurals.org/CA37art.pdf
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