California State Capitol Museum -- "California Treasures: Artwork of the Great Depression" Exhibit -- October 15, 2012 through May 17, 2013
Park: California State Capitol Museum
What: "California Treasures: Artwork of the Great Depression" Exhibit
Where: State Capitol Museum, Historic Archives Room; 10th & L Streets, Sacramento
Date: October 15, 2012 through May 17, 2013
Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Cost: Complimentary
For More: Call 916-324-0333 or visit www.capitolmuseum.ca.gov
Visitors to the State Capitol Museum are soon in for a visual treat! Once on display, an impressive new exhibit titled "California Treasures: Artwork of the Great Depression" will showcase some of the magnificent artwork that was commissioned by the California State Parks System and created under State and Federal Government work relief programs dating from 1934 to 1942. As background on the history of the art collection, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) created jobs for millions of people by organizing work for the public benefit in an effort to provide unemployment relief and stimulate the economy during the Great Depression. The new exhibit will feature exquisite color drawings of the botanicals and birds of Mount Diablo; watercolors of the redwood trees of Big Basin, oil paintings of Clarkson Dye’s impressions of California landscapes and much more. The artwork commissioned by the California State Park System included mural paintings, easel paintings, watercolors, pastels, and ink and pencil drawings, some of which will be on special display. For more information about this exhibit, or other events and activities at the State Capitol Museum, call 916-324-0333 or visit www.capitolmuseum.ca.gov
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