- City:
- Berkeley, CA
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Sculpture and Bas Relief
- New Deal Agencies:
- Federal Arts Project (FAP), Arts Programs, Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Completed:
- 1940
- Artist:
- Jacques Schnier
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Marked:
- No
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
Jacques Schnier created the impressive bas-relief sculpture, “St. George and the Dragon”, that fills a huge space on the west (exterior) side of Berkeley High School’s building H (a former Science and Industrial Arts Building), which faces Martin Luther King Jr. Way.
The sculpture also contains the inspirational inscription, “You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.”
The work was paid for by the Federal Art Project (FAP) of the Works Progress Administration, as were the other sculptures on Berkeley High School. It was mounted c. 1940.
Source notes
https://www.newdealartregistry.org/
Site originally submitted by Barbara Bernstein on June 18, 2008.
Additional contributions by Richard Walker.
At this Location:
- Berkeley High School: Community Theater - Berkeley CA
- Berkeley High School: G and H Buildings - Berkeley CA
- Berkeley High School: Howard Bas Reliefs on Community Theater - Berkeley CA
- Berkeley High School: Braghetta Bas Reliefs on Community Theater - Berkeley CA
- Berkeley High School: Braghetta Bas Reliefs on G Building - Berkeley CA
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