Althea Ulber painted a mural, “Youth and Democracy,” at Jordan High School (formerly David Starr Jordan High School) in Los Angeles, CA. The 4 x 30 foot mural is located in the school library. Completed in 1937, it was funded… read more
Helen Lundeberg, assisted by Donald Totten, painted a two-panel mural at George Washington Preparatory High School in Los Angeles, CA. The panels, titled “Valley Forge 1777” and “Yorktown 1781,” are located in the auditorium’s interior foyer. Completed in 1941, the… read more
Richard R. Lyman was a civil engineer and the vice-chairman of the Utah State Road Commission from 1908-1919. During the 1930s he was a member of an American Society of Civil Engineers commission that developed a grid system for street… read more
Artist Stanton Macdonald-Wright designed a series of tile mosaics for University High School (now University High School Charter) in Los Angeles, CA. The work was funded by the Federal Arts Project (FAP). The mosaics would “fill lunettes (arched window spaces… read more
Artist Stanley Spohn designed a tile mosaic for a drinking fountain at Belmont High School in Los Angeles, CA. He received funding from the Federal Arts Project (FAP). Spohn described the mosaic as being “handled in a manner reminiscent of… read more
Artist Emery Gellert painted a portrait of Principal J. A. Davis for David Starr Jordan High School (formerly David Starr Jordan High School) in Los Angeles, CA. The portrait was funded by California’s State Emergency Relief Administration (SERA), which covered… read more
Artist Barse Miller painted a set of four frescoes at George Washington Preparatory High School in Los Angeles, CA. The frescoes—located over four entrances, including that to the auditorium—were funded by the Federal Arts Project (FAP). Barse Miller was a… read more
In 1937, artist Fletcher Martin painted a mural at North Hollywood High School in North Hollywood, CA. He received funding from the Federal Arts Project (FAP). The school “wanted a mural which related to the California scene and Indians. […]… read more
Artist Ross Dickinson painted two murals for George Washington Preparatory High School in Los Angeles, CA. “A Valley in California” (25′ x 7′) is located at the north end of the school library; “Mankind’s Achievements” is on the landing of… read more
Artist Lorser Feitelson painted a mural in three panels at Thomas Alva Edison Middle School in Los Angeles, CA. He was funded by the Federal Arts Project (FAP). “The central panel pictures the great inventor [Edison] and some of his… read more