Artwork Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Modern Youth |
Date |
1937 |
Object Name |
Sculpture |
Description |
The student model was Jerome Reynolds, Alumni Winter 1938. A boy sits with his left knee drawn up and his right arm resting on it. He is holding a book in his right hand. The boy holds a globe to his left hip. He sits on a two-tiered base with the inscription: "WPA/Federal Art Project/1937". Courtesy Fine Art Collection U.S. General Services Adminstration. School records indicate the statue was a gift from the Winter Class of 1937. Formerly located on the school’s front lawn, the sculpture "represents the scholastic interests as well as the athletic accomplishments of young people today" (Wells, p. 25. LA Central Library ask at Art Reference Desk for documentation folder). LA Public Library Photo Order Number: 00082012 Title: Exhibition building at the Los Angeles County Fair Photographer: Schultheis, Herman. Location/Accession:N-006-414 8x10 View shows the exterior of an exhibit hall at the Los Angeles County Fair, September 17 - October 3, 1937. The words "Fine Arts - Painting - Sculpture - Crafts" are visible above the main doors, and a sculpture of a crouching man sits on a pedestal on the landing. |
Catalog Number |
SC67 |
School Site # |
8543 |
School Name |
Belmont Senior High |
Material |
Cast stone |
Artist |
Herron, Jason |
Role Artist |
Sculptor |
Credit line |
Courtesy Fine Art Collection, U.S. General Services Adminstration |
Collection |
WPA / PWA |
Art School |
New Deal Art |
Related Publications |
LA Central Library ask at Art Reference Desk for documentation folder |