- City:
- Huntington Park, CA
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Murals
- New Deal Agencies:
- Arts Programs, Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP)
- Started:
- 1935
- Completed:
- 1937
- Artists:
- Ivan Bartlett, Jean Swiggett, Norman Chamberlain
- Marked:
- No
Description
The oil-on-canvas mural “History of California” is a seven-part mural spanning the large lobby of the historic Huntington Park Post Office. It was painted by Norman Chamberlain, assisted by Jean Swiggett and Ivan Bartlett, in 1937 with funding from the Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP).
“The scene of a racially integrated workforce on the south wall is noteworthy because this kind of depiction is rare in southern California New Deal murals” (Dunitz, p. 229).
Source notes
See photos by Jordan McAlister at:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/99491151@N00/4231830979/
Robin J. Dunitz, Street Gallery: Guide to 1000 Los Angeles Murals (RJD Enterprises, 1998).
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