McKinley Elementary School Sculpture – Santa Monica CA

City:
Santa Monica, CA

Site Type:
Sculpture and Bas Relief, Art Works

New Deal Agencies:
Federal Arts Project (FAP), Arts Programs

Completed:
1936

Artist:
Stefan De Vriedt

Quality of Information:
Good

Marked:
Unknown

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

Sculpted by Stefan De Vriedt in 1936, this four-foot cast stone sculpture of two children reading was funded by the WPA Federal Arts Project (FAP). Titled “Storybook Land,” it is located in McKinley Elementary School’s inner courtyard in Santa Monica, CA.

Source notes

Originally posted on the New Deal Art Registry

Location Info


2401 Santa Monica Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Los Angeles County

Coordinates: 34.0322, -118.4774

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