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Artist: Arthur Ames

Charles Lindbergh Middle School Mural – Long Beach CA

Medium: oil on canvas The massive 5 x 132 foot “History of Aviation” is located in the school library. Jean Goodwin and Arthur Ames did the sketches for this mural. Dorr Bothwell and possibly Helen Lundeberg enlarged them and did… read more

Project type: Art Works, Education and Health, Murals, Schools
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Newport Harbor High School Murals – Newport Beach CA

These two mosaic murals made of unglazed colored body tile were “crafted from thousands of tiny tiles by Arthur Ames and his then-fiancee Jean Goodwin in 1937” (http://articles.latimes.com/2009/oct/14/local/me-murals14). When the original building was torn down and rebuilt in 2007, these… read more

Project type: Art Works, Mosaics
Agency: Federal Arts Project (FAP), Works Progress Administration (WPA)

San Diego County Administration Center Murals – San Diego CA

"Recreation," "Agriculture," and ""Conservation"

These three murals in the San Diego County Administration Center were produced under the WPA by Jean Goodwin and Arthur Ames (who later married). Each mural stands about 18′ high and is painted in egg tempera on muslin over a… read more

Project type: Art Works, Auxiliary Civic Facilities, Civic Facilities, Murals
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

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