This mural “Grizzly Bear and Cubs” was originally commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts for Monrovia’s Ivy Avenue Post Office in 1940. “Helen Katherine Forbes, a California artist, was awarded a contract to paint a mural for the… read more
“Deer,” an egg tempera mural, was painted by Helen K. Forbes for the Susanville, California post office in 1939. The project was funded by the federal Treasury Department’s Section of Fine Arts.
The historic post office and Federal Building in Merced, California houses multiple examples of New Deal artwork, among which is “Jedediah Smith Crossing the Merced River” a 6′ x 8′ tempera-on-plaster mural. The work, by Helen Forbes, was commissioned by… read more
Murals by Dorothy Pucinelli and Helen Forbes adorn the interior of the Mothers Building at the SF Zoo which was originally built in 1925 as a refuge for mothers and their children. Pucinelli and Forbes used egg tempera to paint… read more