Photo:  Barbara Bernstein
 
"Frog"
1942
Sculpture, black granite
22"w x 32"l x 16"h
Beniamino Bufano , sculptor
Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP)
Location: Bay-side promenade
"Lost Continents of Atlantis and Mu"
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Photo (detail): John Tibbetts
 
"Lost Continents of Atlantis and Mu"
1939
Mural, "wax-emulsion variation of the Gambier-Parry spirit fresco process"
10' x 100'
Hilaire Hiler , painter
Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP)
Location: Main hall - all 4 walls
"Nautical Abstractions"
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Photo:  John Tibbetts
 
"Nautical Abstractions"
1939
Bas Relief, paint on plaster with embedded rope and piping
Multiple panels
Richard Ayer , painter
Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP)
Location: 3rd floor
"Prismatarium"
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Photo (detail): John Tibbetts
 
"Prismatarium"
1940
Mural, oil on plaster
50' diameter
Hilaire Hiler , lead artist
Lawrence Holmberg , assistant
Richard Ayer , assistant
Thomas Dowley , assistant
Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP)
Location: Circular room on west side; walls and ceiling
Designed to give "striking demonstrations on the relationship of color and light." Originally the light fixture revolved.
"Sea Form Marquee"
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Photo (detail): John Tibbetts
 
"Sea Form Marquee"
1939
Frieze, incised green slate
30' x 14'
Sargent Johnson , sculptor
Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP)
Location: Exterior, around main entrance
"Sea Forms"
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Photo (detail): Barbara Bernstein
 
"Sea Forms"
1939
Mural, commercial glazed tile
14' x 125'
Sargent Johnson , designer
Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP)
Location: Bay-side promenade
The east end is incomplete because of artists' protest over plans for a private restaurant on the site
Photo:  Barbara Bernstein
 
"Seal"
1942
Sculpture, brown granite
20"w x 49"l x 42"h
Beniamino Bufano , sculptor
Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP)
Location: Bay-side promenade
"Tugboats"
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Photo (detail): Barbara Bernstein
 
"Tugboats"
1939
Mural, oil on canvas
Richard Ayer , painter
Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP)
Location: 3rd floor, above east door
Photo (detail): Barbara Bernstein
 
Lintel
1939
Bas Relief, ceramic
3' x 5'
Sargent Johnson , sculptor
Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP)
Location: 4th floor, above door from "Radio Room"
Sepia Seascape
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Photo (detail): Barbara Bernstein
 
Sepia Seascape
1940
Mural, oil on canvas
6' x 32'
Charles Nunemaker , painter
Program: WPA Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP)
Location: Women's bathroom