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Location: Beach Chalet - San Francisco CA

Beach Chalet: Staircase Sculptures – San Francisco CA

Staircase carving, Beach Chalet - San Francisco CA

Michael von Meyer created the enameled, magnolia wood carvings, called “Sea Creatures,” in the balustrade of the south stairway of the Beach Chalet.  The carvings are 36″ high and run all the way up to the second floor, about 25… read more

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

Beach Chalet: Fresco Mural Cycle – San Francisco CA

Beach Chalet - San Francisco CA

The Beach Chalet at the western end of Golden Gate Park, built in 1925, is home to a trove of New Deal artworks in the first floor lobby, or entrance hall. The centerpiece of the Beach Chalet’s artworks is an… read more

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

Beach Chalet: Monochrome Frescoes – San Francisco CA

Detail of Monochrome Fresco, Beach Chalet - San Francisco CA

The Beach Chalet at the western end of Golden Gate Park in San Francisco contains several New Deal artworks. Lucian Labaudt painted a set of monochrome frescoes around the stairwell and in the corridor to the restrooms on the south… read more

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

Beach Chalet: Mosaics – San Francisco CA

Mosaic, Beach Chalet - San Francisco CA

The Beach Chalet contains several New Deal artworks.  Include decorative mosaics by Primo Caredio, done in 1937.  They are located in the South Staircase and over the north and east doorways of the large first-floor lobby. All the Beach Chalet… read more

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

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