- City:
- Carmel, CA
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Sculpture and Bas Relief
- New Deal Agencies:
- Federal Arts Project (FAP), Arts Programs
- Completed:
- 1938
- Artists:
- Alonzo Chard, Clay Spohn
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The metal relief at the Carmel Firehouse in Carmel CA was funded by the Federal Art Project (FAP). It was installed the year after the completion of the firehouse (1937) and sits above the fireplace on the east wall of the second-story meeting space.
This metal relief of an early firetruck was designed by Clay Spohn and executed by Alonzo Chard, similar to another WPA project executed for the Adobe building in Castro Valley, CA.
The scene pictured is that of a horse drawn firetruck with a steam pumper. The horses are running to a fire in a 3-story house on the left side of the work. In the sky is a mother and child pointing to the fire.
Source notes
Marker on site.
Site originally submitted by Charles Swaney on July 1, 2018.
Additional contributions by Richard Walker.
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