The Public Works Administration (PWA) helped fund construction of the magnificent Monterey County courthouse in downtown Salinas, California, which opened in 1937. New Deal funds supplemented a local bond issue to cover the cost of this large building, which covers a… read more
Prominent California artist Jo Mora produced twenty-three cast-concrete, bas-relief busts (approximately 12″ x 18″ in size) for the exterior of the Monterey County Courthouse. The reliefs appear in the spandrels between first and second story windows all around the building and… read more
California artist Jo Mora created five concrete bas-reliefs of historic scenes for the Monterey County Courthouse, as well as of a large female figure with a sword. The five historic scenes are mounted over the main entrance doors to the… read more
Prominent California artist Jo Mora crafted six bas-relief capitals for the tall pillars the main interior courtyard entrance to the Monterey County Courthouse in Salinas, California. The sculpture depict scenes from early California history, featuring indigenous people, Mexican Californios, mission neophytes… read more
California artist Jo Mora created a sculpted pillar with several brass bas-reliefs of historic scenes for the decorative fountain in the courtyard of the Monterey County Courthouse. This and the other Jo Mora artworks on the exterior of the courthouse… read more