“In a remodel of the building in the 1960s, the mural in the former city council chambers was covered over. Post-surrealism artist Helen Lundberg painted this three-panel mural, entitled The History of California, in 1942, as an art project under… read more
The mural “History of Transportation” is 8 feet high and 240 feet long, composed of 60 panels. It is made of cast concrete and terrazzo paneled walls and is one of the last examples of petrachrome mosaic art (that is made… read more
A wooden bas-relief hangs at the south end of the post office lobby (slightly marred by the presence of a security camera). Lulu Braghetta completed this 10′ x 3.5′ carved and painted wooden sculpture, “The Wealth of Sutter County,” in… read more
The painted, glazed ceramic tile mural titled “Grape Harvest” was made for the interior of the post office in 1942 by Henry Varnum Poor under the auspices of the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
The Canoga Park post office is graced by a large oil-on-canvas mural by the artist, Maynard Dixon, painted in 1942. The mural is titled “Palomino Ponies—1840” and depicts several galloping horses and a rider: Dixon was one of the most… read more
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) worked at Mount Diablo State Park for nine years, 1933-1942. Along with such notable features as the Summit Building, campgrounds and picnic areas (see linked project pages), the CCC ‘boys’ made many other improvements to the… read more
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was present in the newly-minted Death Valley National Monument from 1933 to 1942. At the time, Death Valley had almost no developed roads or other infrastructure. So the CCC ‘boys’ laid out the basic… read more
Beniamino Bufano created two sculptures for the Maritime Museum in 1942 with funding from the WPA Federal Art Project. “Seal” is a red granite sculpture, and “Animal” a black one.
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) set up five camps in the East Bay hills, starting in 1933-34 and carrying on until 1942. From those camps, the “CCC boys” set out into the newly-created East Bay regional parks to do a… read more