King City High School Auditorium Bas Reliefs – King City CA

City:
King City, CA

Site Type:
Art Works, Sculpture and Bas Relief

New Deal Agencies:
Arts Programs, Work Relief Programs, Federal Arts Project (FAP), Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Completed:
1937

Artist:
Jo Mora

Quality of Information:
Moderate

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

Jo Mora created the cement bas relief, entitled “Theater Through the Ages,” in 1937 for the exterior of the school auditorium then under construction. The sculpture was funded by the WPA Federal Art Project.

He also created a 2′ by 2’6″ aluminum bas relief for the interior of the auditorium entitled “The Spirit of Music.”

Source notes

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

Site originally submitted by The Living New Deal on January 21, 2015.
Additional contributions by Jo Mora Trust Collection and Peter Hiller, Jo Mora Trust Collection Curator.

Location Info


720 Broadway
King City, CA 93930
Monterey County

Location notes: Above auditorium entrance and in auditorium foyer.

Coordinates: 36.209391, -121.13225

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