San Pedro High School: Dickinson Mural – San Pedro CA

Project type: Murals, Art Works
Completed:
Artists:
Quality of Information:
Marked:
Site Survival:
View Project in a Separate Window

Description

In 1937, Ross Dickinson completed a four-panel mural at San Pedro High School in San Pedro, CA. He received funding from the Federal Art Project (FAP).

Dickinson’s other New Deal works—all in Los Angeles, CA—include two murals, “A Valley in California” and “Mankind’s Achievements” (1934), at George Washington Preparatory High School; a pair of tile mosaics (1936) at Thomas Starr King Middle School; and a mural, “History of the Recorded Word” (1937), at Thomas Jefferson High School.

Also located at San Pedro High School is a series of murals by FAP artist Tyrone Comfort. Titled “Industrial Life in San Pedro,” these murals are located in the school library.

Source notes

"Mural Decorations - Completed and in Progress - by Federal Art Project in Northern Southern California (April 1, 1937)," Marjery Hoffman Smith AAA Reel, www.wpamurals.org/CA37art.pdf

Project originally submitted by Natalie McDonald on March 2, 2023.

We welcome contributions of additional information on any New Deal project site.

SUBMIT MORE INFORMATION OR PHOTOGRAPHS FOR THIS SITE

Location Info


1001 W. 15th St
San Pedro, CA 90731

Coordinates: 33.7300, -118.2986

Leave a Reply

Before leaving a comment, please note:

  • Comments allow viewers to share information with others or alert us to errors or changes in a New Deal site.
  • We are not involved in the management of New Deal sites and have no information about visits, hours or rentals.
  • This page shows all the information we have for this site; if you have new information or photos to share, click below.

SUBMIT MORE INFORMATION OR PHOTOGRAPHS FOR THIS SITE

We welcome contributions of additional information on any New Deal project site.

Your email address will not be published.