Schnier bas-relief, Building H, Berkeley High School - Berkeley CA
Project type: Art Works, Sculpture and Bas Relief
Agency: Federal Arts Project (FAP), Works Progress Administration (WPA), Arts Programs, Work Relief Programs
Completed: 1940
Artists: Jacques Schnier
Quality of Information: Very Good
Marked:
No
Site Survival: Extant
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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
Project originally submitted by Barbara Bernstein on June 18, 2008.
Additional contributions by Richard Walker.
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