Post Office Murals – Redondo Beach CA

City:
Redondo Beach, CA

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

New Deal Agencies:
Arts Programs, Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP)

Completed:
1937

Artists:
Ivan Bartlett, Jean Swiggett, Paul Sample

Quality of Information:
Good

Marked:
Unknown

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

The Redondo Beach post office contains three oil on canvas murals by Paul Sample that were originally created for the since-demolished post office building at Catalina and Garnet street. The artwork relocated with the post office to its current location in 1977.

The murals were painted in 1937 with TRAP funding. The murals depict “Sheep Farming and Ocean Near Redondo,” “Excursion Train and Picknickers in the 90s” and “Fishing Redondo Dock”.

Source notes

"South Bay Works of Progress" by Sam Gnerre. DailyBreeze.com.

WPA Murals

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on May 21, 2009.

Location Info


1201 N. Catalina Ave.
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Los Angeles County

Coordinates: 33.852132, -118.39123

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