Board of Water and Light Dye Conditioning Plant: Cassara Mural – Lansing MI

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.

Location Info


148 South Cedar St.
Lansing, MI 48933

Coordinates: 42.731575, -84.546407

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