San Diego History Center: Reiffel Murals – San Diego CA

City:
San Diego, CA

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

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

Completed:
1936

Artist:
Charles Reiffel

Quality of Information:
Moderate

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

These two 10′ x 20′ murals “San Diego Harbor” and “San Diego Back Country” by Charles Reiffel were originally installed in the Russ Auditorium at San Diego High School. They were painted in 1936 under the auspices of the WPA Federal Art Project.

Location Info


1649 El Prado
San Diego, CA 92101
San Diego County

Location notes:

Coordinates: 32.731462, -117.14902

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