• Post Office Mural - Culver City CA
    In 1941, George Samerjan painted a 12' x 10' tempera mural titled "Studio Lot" for the Culver City, CA, post office. It was commissioned by the Section of Fine Arts (SFA). Samerjan was inspired by the MGM studios located in Culver City. "The scene depicts a film stage, as is evident by the framing that is visible behind the house façade and the support that attaches the tree limb to the base in the foreground. initially wanted to paint the behind-the-scenes workers who create movies, such as script researchers, machine shop mechanics, and the projection crew. After pushback from MGM,...
  • Post Office Mural (destroyed) – Maywood CA
    In 1939, George Samerjan painted a three-panel mural titled "Industry" for the post office in Maywood, CA. It was commissioned by the Section of Fine Arts (SFA). Samerjan painted "Industry" as a tribute to Maywood's working class. "The central panel depicted a group of men working with pavement breakers, in the left panel showed carpenters and on the right were plasterers." Samerjan's work was "influenced by the Mexican muralists Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros, whose politically charged frescos addressed issues such as labor rights and community unrest. George chose scenes for his murals that reflected on the lived realities of...