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Canoga Park High School Murals – Canoga Park CA

Canoga Park High School Lundeberg Mural

"Helen Lundeberg's murals QUESTS OF MANKIND have been a prominent feature on our campus since 1940. She created them during the Great Depression while working for the W.P.A.'s Federal Art Project. The murals originally hung as five separate pieces on… read more

Project type: Art, Education and Health, Murals, Schools
New Deal Agencies: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

High School Assembly Hall – Canoga Park CA

The Assembly Hall of the Canoga Park High School was built with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA) – also known as the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works.  The Assembly Hall was completed in 1939 and is named… read more

Project type: Auditoriums and Arenas, Education and Health, Schools
New Deal Agencies: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Post Office – Canoga Park CA

Canoga Park Post Office Entance

The Canoga Park post office was built in 1938.  It is a single-story Moderne style building, typical of New Deal post offices in Southern California. Inside is a notable mural by Maynard Dixon. This post office is still in operation.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
New Deal Agencies: Treasury Department (TD)

Post Office Mural – Canoga Park CA

"Palomino Ponies"

The Canoga Park post office is graced by a large oil-on-canvas mural by the artist, Maynard Dixon, painted in 1942. The mural is titled “Palomino Ponies—1840” and depicts several galloping horses and a rider: Dixon was one of the most… read more

Project type: Art, Murals
New Deal Agencies: Federal Works Agency (FWA), Treasury Section of Fine Arts

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