Long Beach Polytechnic High School, which opened in 1895, was rebuilt with New Deal funding in 1935 after incurring extensive damage during the 1933 Long Beach Earthquake. Buildings 100, 300, 400, 600, and the auditorium were designed by architect Hugh… read more
An unknown WPA Federal Art Project (FAP) artist—possibly Eugene Broachs—created a 5′ by 6′ painting for Polytechnic High School in Long Beach, CA. Painted in 1939, the work “is made of two textured canvases hanging in a wooden frame above… read more
Ivan Bartlett and Jean Swiggett—alumni of Long Beach Polytechnic High School—completed this tempera fresco, entitled “Industrial Activities in Long Beach,” in 1938/39, under the auspices of the WPA Federal Art Project (FAP). The mural, which wraps around an interior stairwell… read more