- City:
- Coronado, CA
- Site Type:
- Education and Health, Art Works, Schools, Sculpture and Bas Relief
- New Deal Agencies:
- Arts Programs, Work Relief Programs, Federal Arts Project (FAP), Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Completed:
- 1939
- Artist:
- Donal Hord
- Designer:
- Donal Hord
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
These seven 6′ x 9′ relief panels are carved from Indiana limestone and were intended for the school library.
“The Legend of California is a set of seven incised relief panels carved from Indiana limestone for the Library of the Coronado High School. Dedicated in February of 1941, the central panel depicts the mythical Amazonian Queen Calafia, after whom California was named. The side panels depict the various ethnic groups that have made up the population of the state. The Legend of California was executed under the sponsorship of the Federal Government Works Progress Administration.” (https://content.cdlib.org)
Source notes
www.sandiegohistory.orgNew Deal Art Registry
https://content.cdlib.org
www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu
Project information submitted by Claire Stringer.
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Thank you for sharing and preserving this work. I was unaware of this particular project. Donal Hord is my grand-uncle.