- City:
- San Francisco, CA
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Murals
- New Deal Agencies:
- Arts Programs, Work Relief Programs, Federal Arts Project (FAP), Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Completed:
- 1938
- Artists:
- Dorothy W. Puccinelli, Helen K. Forbes
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
Murals by Dorothy Pucinelli and Helen Forbes adorn the interior of the Mothers Building at the SF Zoo which was originally built in 1925 as a refuge for mothers and their children. Pucinelli and Forbes used egg tempera to paint a four panel mural illustrating “Noah and his Ark-the Waters Subsiding and Renewal.” The murals were painted in 1938 with Federal Art Project funds. From 1978 to 2002, the building served as the Zoo’s gift shop, however the murals are currently deteriorating and, pending more funds for restoration, the building is only used for occasional events.
Source notes
https://www.wpamurals.org/sanfrancisco.html New Deal Art Registry: https://www.newdealartregistry.org/Site Details
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