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Artist: Donal Hord

Balboa Park: House of Hospitality Sculpture – San Diego CA

"Woman of Tehuantepec"

This 4′ high Indiana limestone sculpture and fountain by Donal Hord is titled “Woman of Tehuantepec” and is located in the courtyard of the House of Hospitality at San Diego’s Balboa Park.

Project type: Art Works, Parks and Recreation, Sculpture and Bas Relief
Agency: Unknown

Coronado High School Reliefs – Coronado CA

"'The Legend of California'"

These seven 6′ x 9′ relief panels are carved from Indiana limestone and were intended for the school library. “The Legend of California is a set of seven incised relief panels carved from Indiana limestone for the Library of the… read more

Project type: Art Works, Education and Health, Schools, Sculpture and Bas Relief
Agency: Federal Arts Project (FAP), Works Progress Administration (WPA), Arts Programs, Work Relief Programs

Exposition Park Sculpture – Los Angeles CA

Donal Hord's "Man and the Machine"

This cast stone sculpture by Donal Hord was funded by the PWAP in 1934. The sculpture depicts a man crouching behind a wheel filled with gears and is variously known as “Man and the Wheel” or “Wheel of Industry” or… read more

Project type: Art Works, Education and Health, Fairgrounds, Museums, Parks and Recreation, Sculpture and Bas Relief
Agency: Public Works of Art Project (PWAP), Arts Programs

San Diego County Administration Center Sculpture – San Diego CA

The “Guardian of Water” is a granite sculpture, with a mosaic and frieze around the base. It was created by Donal Hord in 1939, with support from the WPA. The sculpture is a 23′ high figure of a woman holding… read more

Project type: Art Works, Auxiliary Civic Facilities, Civic Facilities, Sculpture and Bas Relief
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

SDSU Sculpture – San Diego CA

"The Aztec"

This 5′ high black diorite sculpture “The Aztec” was carved by Donal Hord and his team in 1936, a project that took a year to complete.  The one-ton block of stone they sculpted was quarried locally from Escondido. Previously in… read more

Project type: Art Works, Sculptures
Agency: Federal Arts Project (FAP), Arts Programs

South Pasadena Middle School Bas-Relief – South Pasadena CA

This WPA bas-relief “CCC Workers” was carved for the school by Donal Hord in 1933. It shows CCC workers engaged in a variety of activities. The relief adorns the south entrance of the school auditorium. It has recently been restored… read more

Project type: Art Works, Education and Health, Schools, Sculpture and Bas Relief
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

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