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    Father Junipero Serra statue in front of Ventura city hall

    Father Junipero Serra Sculpture – Ventura CA

    Date added: March 25, 2024; Modified: March 27, 2024

    John Palo-Kangas created a 14-foot concrete sculpture of Father Junipero Serra in 1937 for the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The sculpture stood for more than 50 years until it was replaced in 1989. Wilbur Robottom… read more

    Lido Beach Casino (demolished) – Sarasota FL

    Date added: April 18, 2015; Modified: March 27, 2024

    Herald-Tribune: “In the late 1930s, with financial aid of the Works Progress Administration, the city of Sarasota built the Lido Beach Casino. Designed by Ralph Twitchell, the “grandfather of the Sarasota school of architecture,” the art deco-style “palace” boasted a… read more

    San Diego County Administration Center – San Diego CA

    Date added: November 21, 2014; Modified: March 25, 2024

    “In December 1926, the [San Diego] Board of Supervisors passed a resolution declaring ‘the necessity for the erection of a public building’ for both the City and the County. As a result, three countywide votes were taken to approve the… read more

    "Four Cornerstones of American Democracy"

    Balboa Park: Club Sculpture – San Diego CA

    Date added: May 19, 2010; Modified: March 25, 2024

    Frederick Schweigardt (1885 – 1948) was a student of the Stuttgart and Munich art academies in Germany, Schweigardt also studied with Auguste Rodin in Paris, where he received first prize at the Paris Exposition of 1913. Schweigardt was named the… read more

    Balboa Park Club

    Balboa Park: Balboa Park Club – San Diego CA

    Date added: July 24, 2009; Modified: March 25, 2024

    The current Balboa Park Club was built in 1915 as the New Mexico building for the Panama-Pacific Exhibition.  It was redesigned by the WPA for the 1935-6 California Pacific International Exposition.

    "Farm Landscape"

    Balboa Park: Casa de Balboa Murals – San Diego CA

    Date added: June 29, 2011; Modified: March 25, 2024

    Two oil on canvas murals, entitled “Farm Landscape” and “Point Loma,” were painted by Charles Reiffel on a commission from the WPA Federal Art Project in 1937. They were originally installed at Memorial Junior High School and now hang in… read more

    "The Grand March"

    Presidio Park: Grand March Mural – San Diego CA

    Date added: October 12, 2014; Modified: March 25, 2024

    “The Grand March” petrachrome mural was created in 1940 with funding from the WPA Federal Art Project.   The artist is unknown to the Living New Deal.  

    "Fruits of the Earth"

    Coronado Public Library Tapestry – Coronado CA

    Date added: June 28, 2011; Modified: March 25, 2024

    This 59″ high woven tapestry “Fruits of the Earth” was designed by Donal Hord, and woven by Marian Kendall, V. Kelley, and F. Manchester. It was created in 1939 with support from the WPA Federal Art Project. It originally hung… read more

    Pioneer Park Cemetery Adobe Wall – San Diego CA

    Date added: June 26, 2008; Modified: March 25, 2024

    The WPA built an adobe wall around Calvary Cemetery in Mission Hills, the oldest civilian cemetery in San Diego. The cemetery is now park of Pioneer Park.

    Washington Park Improvements – Pasadena CA

    Date added: March 23, 2024; Modified: March 23, 2024

    The Works Progress Administration completed improvements at Washington Park Improvements in Pasadena CA. A plaque located on site reads: “Washington Park is one of the City of Pasadena’s earliest public parks. Renowned landscape architect Ralph Cornell and horticulturalist Theodore Payne… read more

    Ban, Camp Tuna Canyon - Tujunga CA

    Camp Tuna Canyon (demolished) – Tujunga CA

    Date added: July 29, 2023; Modified: March 23, 2024

    Camp Tuna Canyon (P-233) in Tujunga, California was established in 1934.  For most or all of its existence (1934-1941) it was the home of Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Company 902. Company 902 installed telephone lines for the Los Angeles County… read more

    Logan Academy of Global Ecology - Los Angeles CA

    Logan Academy of Global Ecology – Los Angeles CA

    Date added: July 14, 2023; Modified: March 23, 2024

    Logan Academy of Global Ecology (formerly Logan Street Elementary School), which opened in 1888, was rebuilt with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA) between 1934 and 1935. In January 1934, the PWA allocated $9,380,000 to the Los Angeles Unified… read more