Glendale Community College: C.A. Nelson Memorial Fountain – Glendale CA

City:
Glendale, CA

Site Type:
Art Works, Mosaics

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Artist:
Robert Boag

Description

This Glendale Junior College fountain “Memorial to C.A. Nelson” is by Robert Boag. Created out of small tiles, it is about five feet tall and has three tiers. The bottom shows an ocean scene, the middle prehistoric villagers, and the eight-sided top shows birds in flight.

Source notes

WPA: Federal Art Project, Erica Rubenstein Collection

Location Info


1500 North Verdugo Road
Glendale, CA 91208
Los Angeles County

Location notes:
Formerly called "Glendale Junior College"

Coordinates: 34.168262, -118.22886

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