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Photo (detail):
John Tibbetts
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"Colonial Spanish"
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| 1938 |
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Santa Monica City Hall
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Mural,
petrachrome (colored concrete)
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| 12' x 16' |
| Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) |
| Location: lobby, north wide |
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Photo (detail):
Melissa Lamont, SDSU
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Photo (detail):
Barbara Bernstein
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"Invention and Imagination"
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| 1934 |
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Santa Monica Public Library
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Mural,
paint on plywood
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| 30 panels |
| Program: Unknown |
| Location: through 2nd floor |
| Mural series designed for and installed in previous library building; removed to Smithsonian in the 1960s; returned to Santa Monica in 2005 |
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Photo:
John Tibbetts
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"Landing of the Vikings in Vinland"
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| 1939 |
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Santa Monica High School
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Mural,
mosaic
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| 8' x 8' |
| Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) |
| Location: Barnum Hall foyer |
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Photo (detail):
Melissa Lamont, SDSU
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"Products of Nature and Inventions of Man"
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| 1937 |
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Hooper Avenue Elementary School
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Mural,
mosaic
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| Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) |
| Location: exterior of building |
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Photo (detail):
John Tibbetts
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"Recreation"
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| 1938 |
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Santa Monica City Hall
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Mural,
petrachrome (colored concrete)
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| 12' x 16' |
| Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) |
| Location: lobby, south side |
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Photo (detail):
Melissa Lamont, SDSU
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"Spanish California"
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| 1937 |
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Thomas Edison Middle School
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Mural,
mosaic
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| Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) |
| Location: Auditorium foyer |
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Photo (detail):
John Tibbetts
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"The Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla"
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| 1937 |
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Santa Monica High School
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paint on asbestos
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| Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) |
| Location: Barnum Hall stage |
| Restored and "encapsulated" (to prevent contact with asbestos); school has preliminary cartoon of curtain design |
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Photo (detail):
Melissa Lamont, SDSU
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"Typical Activities of a Beach and Harbor City"
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| 1938 |
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Long Beach Plaza
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Mural,
glazed tile mosaic
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| 38' h x 22' wide |
| Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) |
| Originally in the Municipal Auditorium, which was razed in 1979. Saved by a community effort; installed at current location in 1982. |
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