Grevillea Art Park: History of Transportation Mural – Inglewood CA

Description

Grevillea park is graced by an gargantuan mosaic mural, called “History of Transportation.”  This extraordinary mural is 8 feet high and 240 feet long, composed of 60 panels. It is made of cast concrete and terrazzo paneled walls.

 It is the largest petrachrome mural in the world and one of the last examples of petrachrome mosaic art (that is, made up of tiny stones). The mural was created by artist Helen Lundeberg with the support of the New Deal Federal Art Project in 1939-42.  (The FAP was part of the Works Progress Administration, or WPA).

Originally installed in the nearby Centinela Park, the mural was recently restored and moved to its current location at Grevillea Park. A series of metal plaques or “kiosks” at the site and pictured here explain the mural’s design, history and context.