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  • Works Progress Administration Murals

Invention and Imagination

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Technical and Imaginative Pursuits/ Invention and Imagination
1935; Restored: 2005; Reinstalled: 2006
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MacDonald-Wright, Stanton (1890-1973)
Restorers: ConservArt Associates, Inc.
Scenes from pre-history, history and modern day of mankind's intellectual and spiritual achievements: the creative arts and science. More than 30 panels covering every available wall in the old main reading room. Reinstalled on the second floor of the new Main Library.


Agency: Public Works of Art Project and State Emergency Relief Administration

Murals
Santa Monica Public Library, 601 Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica, California 90401
California - Santa Monica
Courtesy of the Santa Monica Public Library Image Archives.
  • Works Progress Administration Murals
Oil on plywood
2000 square feet
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