- City:
- Lansing, MI
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Murals
- New Deal Agencies:
- Arts Programs, Federal Arts Project (FAP)
- Completed:
- 1940
- Artist:
- Frank Cassara
Description
The Board of Water and Light Dye Conditioning Plant in Lansing, Michigan contains multiple examples of New Deal artwork, including: “Water As Destructive Element” and ” Beneficial Force of Water,” two murals created in 1940 by Frank Cassara.
“The upper lobby features three large panels, of which the outer two are by Frank Cassara. Water as Destructive Element (on the right) depicts flooding and Beneficial Force of Water (on the left) shows water’s advantages for health, cleanliness and recreation.”
Source notes
https://artmuseum.msu.edu/wpa/WPA/pages/bwl.htm
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on December 20, 2017.
Additional contributions by Larry Carr.
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