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Lowell School Sculpture – Long Beach

James Russell Lowell bust (detail)

James Russell Lowell bust (detail)

Photo: Gray Brechin

James Russell Lowell bust (detail)

James Russell Lowell bust (detail)

Project type: Art Works, Education and Health, Schools, Sculptures
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Federal Arts Project (FAP)
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Description

Russian-born sculptor Louis Zack created this bust of James Russell Lowell, the school’s namesake, in 1940, with funding from the Federal Arts Project.

Source notes

"Exhibit: Rebuilding for the Future: A New Deal for Long Beach, 1933-1942," Belmont Heights Community Association newsletter, Fall 2011, p. 7

Project originally submitted by Gray Brechin on August 3, 2016.

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Location Info

5201 E Broadway
Long Beach, CA 90803

Coordinates: 33.764842, -118.132323

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