- City:
- Glendale, CA
- Site Type:
- Sculptures, Art Works
- New Deal Agencies:
- Federal Arts Project (FAP), Arts Programs
- Artist:
- Archibald Garner
- Quality of Information:
- Minimal
- Marked:
- No
- Site Survival:
- No Longer Extant
Description
Archibald Garner sculpted “Youth in Agriculture” of granite for Glendale Community College in Glendale, CA, with Federal Arts Project (FAP) funding. Los Angeles Public Library has listed the sculpture as missing.
Garner’s extant New Deal–funded works in the region include a sculpture, “Law” (1941), at the U.S. Courthouse in Los Angeles, CA; the Copernicus figure found in the Astronomers Monument (1934) at Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, CA; and, in Inglewood, CA, the water fountain at Edward Vincent Jr. Park as well as a mahogany bas relief, “Centinella Springs” (1937), at the post office.
Source notes
Los Angeles Public Library Public Art Index
Site originally submitted by Natalie McDonald on February 11, 2023.
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