- City:
- San Francisco, CA
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Sculptures
- New Deal Agencies:
- Arts Programs, Work Relief Programs, Federal Arts Project (FAP), Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Completed:
- 1937
- Artist:
- Michael von Meyer
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
Michael von Meyer created the enameled, magnolia wood carvings, called “Sea Creatures,” in the balustrade of the south stairway of the Beach Chalet. The carvings are 36″ high and run all the way up to the second floor, about 25 feet in all.
It is a marvelous fantasy piece that includes an octopus, mermaid with child, merman (Neptune?), porpoise, fish with elephantine trunk, sailing ship and a deep-sea diver, among others.
All the Beach Chalet artworks were done by unemployed artists hired by the Federal Art Project (FAP), a branch of the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
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