University of California: Swift Mosaic – Berkeley CA

City:
Berkeley, CA

Site Type:
Art Works, Mosaics

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

Completed:
1936

Artist:
Florence Alston Swift

Description

Florence Alston Swift completed this 10′ by 20′ mosaic  “Music and Painting” for the Works Progress Administration’s Federal Art Project in 1936. It is located on the east exterior of old University Art Building.

Source notes

https://www.berkeley.edu/

Originally posted in the New Deal Art Registry: https://www.newdealartregistry.org/

Location Info


2200 University Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94720
Alameda County

Location notes: East exterior of old University Art Building; red brick building just east of Sather Gate

Coordinates: 37.872376, -122.26616

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