Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Fullerton Union High School is located at 201 East Chapman Avenue in Fullerton, CA. View of a young woman observing part of the "Pastoral California" a fresco technique mural on the west side of the Louis Plummer Auditorium at Fullerton Union High School. The mural depicts Mexican laborers and the county's California pioneers. The Public Works of Art Project (PWAP) commission was completed by Charles Kassler in 1934. It was whitewashed in 1939 and restored in 1997. The mural is 75 feet long and 15 feet high. Text from negative sleeve: California, Fullerton, Schools Text from newspaper caption: Marie Hardy, Fullerton High School student, admires a portion of the recently finished mural along the patio of the last building. The mural and the new stadium on the school grounds were dedicated with elaborate ceremonies yesterday and Thursday. The entire city joined in the celebration yesterday afternoon [Los Angeles Times, "Fullerton Joins in High School Jubilee," 11/24/1934].
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image
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b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_0412 ark:/21198/zz002d9pbx
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No linguistic content
Subject
People Arts Murals--California--Fullerton Education Public art--California--Los Angeles Public Works of Art Project (U.S.) Hardy, Marie
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