- City:
- Carmel, CA
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Sculptures
- New Deal Agencies:
- Federal Arts Project (FAP), Arts Programs, Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Completed:
- 1937
- Artist:
- Otto Koehler
- Quality of Information:
- Good
- Marked:
- No
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
These two elaborate hanging light fixtures supply primary lighting to the large meeting room on the second floor of the Carmel firehouse, a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project.
They were produced separately by Otto Koehler as a project of the Monterey WPA’s Federal Art Project (FAP). We believe they were hung as the building was completed in 1937.
The light fixtures have a hexagonal shape, copper sides and top with a high relief of leaves. A white glass filters light to the floor.
Source notes
“WPA Art Project worth $1,000,000,” article in Monterey newspaper from Carmel library, historical collections.
Site originally submitted by Charles Swaney on July 2, 2018.
Additional contributions by Richard Walker.
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