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

Description

The Board of Water and Light Dye Conditioning Plant in Lansing, Michigan contains multiple examples of New Deal artwork, including: “Water as Hydro-Electric Power,” a 1941 mural by Charles Pollock.

“Charles Pollock’s 1941 mural in the center shows man’s control over nature and the importance of water as hydro-electric power. The figures represent agriculture and industry, and the use of plastics and agricultural chemistry, refer to the research and work activities undertaken in this building”