Santa Monica High School: Buff Mural – Santa Monica CA

City:
Santa Monica, CA

Site Type:
Murals, Art Works

New Deal Agencies:
Federal Arts Project (FAP), Arts Programs

Completed:
1935

Artist:
Conrad Buff

Quality of Information:
Moderate

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

Originally painted for Santa Monica High School’s library in 1935—likely under the auspices of the WPA Federal Art Project (FAP)—Conrad Buff’s mural “Westward II” was being stored in Barnum Hall as of 2018.

Source notes

Originally posted in the New Deal Art Registry

Historic Resources Group (HRG), Santa Monica High School Campus Plan: Historic Resources Technical Report, July 2018, p. 23.

Location Info


601 Pico Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90405

Location notes: Stored backstage in Barnum Hall as of 2018.

Coordinates: 34.0117, -118.4869

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