Herbert Hoover Middle School Mural – San Jose CA

City:
San Jose, CA

Site Type:
Education and Health, Art Works, Schools, Murals

New Deal Agencies:
Arts Programs, Federal Arts Project (FAP)

Completed:
1938

Artists:
Mary Dill Henry, Norval L. Gill, Robert E. Spray

Designer:
Edgar Dorsey Taylor

Description

After a design by Edgar Taylor, craftspeople Mary Henry, Norval Gill, and Robert Spray completed this mural, entitled “Medieval Scene,” in 1938 with funds provided by the Works Progress Administration’s Federal Art Project. It is in the main stairwell of the Historic Hoover building in Herbert Hoover Middle School.

Source notes

https://www.wpamurals.org/sanjose.html Originally posted in the New Deal Art Registry: https://www.newdealartregistry.org/

Location Info


1635 Park Ave
San Jose, CA 95126
Santa Clara County

Location notes: Main stairwell in Historic Hoover building

Coordinates: 37.332452, -121.92277

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