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Metadata
Title |
Products of Nature and Inventions of Man |
Date |
1937 |
Object Name |
Mosaic |
Description |
A 1936 article in California Arts & Architecture described the partially completed work: "The design was executed by S. Macdonald-Wright, who is in charge of Federal Art Project activities in Los Angeles County. This mosaic mural will be approximately eight feet wide by seven feet high. It symbolizes the products of nature and the works of man. The mosaic, a form of mural decoration developed by the Federal Art Project in southern California, is proving greatly in demand. It is especially adaptable to the decoration of exterior walls, since it is impervious to the elements. Not even the strong California sunlight can fade its colors." It symbolizes the products of nature and the works of man. Description Modified: 2/17/2021 |
Catalog Number |
MS18 |
School Site # |
4575 |
School Name |
Hooper Avenue Elementary |
Dimension Details |
86 1/2" h x 93 1/2" w |
Material |
glazed and cut tile mosaic |
Artist |
MacDonald-Wright, Stanton |
Role Artist |
Designer |
Artist 2 |
King, Albert H. |
Role Artist 2 |
Ceramicist |
Credit line |
Courtesy of the Fine Arts Collection, U.S. General Services Administration |
Collection |
WPA / PWA |
Art School |
New Deal Art |
Related Publications |
The Architect and Engineer. March 1939. California Arts & Architecture, Nov. 1936. http://newdeal.feri.org/smw/smwidx.htm |