Santa Monica High School: Library Bas Relief – Santa Monica CA

City:
Santa Monica, CA

Site Type:
Sculpture and Bas Relief, Art Works

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

Completed:
1937

Quality of Information:
Minimal

Marked:
No

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

A 5×5-foot carved wood bas-relief depicting four “Workers” is located in the library over the circulation desk. It was produced in 1937 with Federal Art Project (FAP) funds. The artist is unknown. “Research suggests that the art piece was salvaged around 1970, when the library was relocated from the English Building to the Language Building and the original library space was converted to classrooms” (HRG Report, p. 89).

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.

Site originally submitted by Richard Walker on February 20, 2014.
Additional contributions by Natalie McDonald.

Location Info


601 Pico Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Los Angeles County

Coordinates: 34.0119, -118.4868

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