- City:
- Jackson, MS
- Site Type:
- Monuments and Memorials, Civic Facilities
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding, Federal Works Agency (FWA)
- Started:
- 1939
- Completed:
- 1940
- Artists:
- Albert George Reicker, sculptor
- Designers:
- Carl Emil Matthes, Carl L. Olschner, Dalton B. Shourds, E. L. Malvaney, Eugene Dixon Drummond, Frank A. Fort, Frank P. Gates Company, Ralph Howard Bean, Robert James Moor
- Contractors:
- M. T. Reed Construction Company, W. J. McGee and Son
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The Art Moderne building was Public Works Administration (PWA) Project Miss. 1279. Along with principal architect E. L. Malvaney, there were 8 architects, the builder/contractor, foundation contractor, and a sculptor who worked on the building.
Source notes
Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson Historic Resources Inventory.
Site originally submitted by Susan Allen on August 18, 2015.
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Tim Isbell
Did Albert Rieker do the sculptures located in front of the War Memorial Bldg?
Thanks