Agency: Federal Arts Project (FAP)
Completed: 1941
Artists: Charles Pollock
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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
http://artmuseum.msu.edu/wpa/WPA/pages/bwl.htm
Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on December 20, 2017.
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