- City:
- Monterey, CA
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Murals
- New Deal Agency:
- Arts Programs
- Completed:
- 1933
- Artist:
- Stanton Willard
- Quality of Information:
- Good
- Marked:
- Unknown
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
Two glazed ceramic tile murals grace the front porch of the Monterey, California main post office. Both were created by Stanton Willard in 1933. The murals are titled, “Raising the Flag at Monterey by the Forces of Commander Sloat, July 7, 1846” and “The landing of Sebastian Viscaino at Monterey, December 16, 1602”.
The murals are very large, 4′ x 6′ and 4′ x 8′. The stand at opposite ends of the recessed front porch.
They were likely commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Art, but they might have been done under the Treasury Relief Art Project in 1933-34.
Source notes
Site originally submitted by New Deal Art Registry on June 28, 2011.
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I love tile murals. Don’t see them used too often.