- City:
- Providence, RI
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Sculptures
- New Deal Agencies:
- Arts Programs, Work Relief Programs, Federal Arts Project (FAP), Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Completed:
- 1940
- Artist:
- Raymond Barger
- Designer:
- Jackson & Robertson & Adams
Description
This WPA building is ornamented with “Cast concrete sculptures on the facade […] created by artist Raymond Barger, a Maryland native who studied at the Carnegie Institute and Yale. Completed in 1940, the carved sculptures were executed under the WPA’s federal art program. The sculptures above the two main entrances depict stylized eagles. On the projecting pavilions, the sculptures consist of the head and torso of human figures, a sun or moon and stars, and illustrations of different means of delivering mail.” (gsa.gov)
Source notes
https://www.gsa.gov/portal/ext/html/site/hb/category/25431/actionParameter/exploreByBuilding/buildingId/829# https://www.wpamurals.org/rhodeisl.htm New Deal Art Registry: https://www.newdealartregistry.org/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_O._Pastore_Federal_BuildingSite originally submitted by Evan Kalish on October 31, 2013.
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