- City:
- Lansing, MI
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Murals
- New Deal Agencies:
- Arts Programs, Federal Arts Project (FAP)
- Completed:
- 1941
- Artist:
- Charles Pollock
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”
Source notes
https://artmuseum.msu.edu/wpa/WPA/pages/bwl.htm
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on December 20, 2017.
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