Carved Piece - Santa Clara, CA - WPA Projects on Waymarking.com

"In 1937, the Federal Art Project commissioned Von Meyer to create an arch-shaped wood carving to hang above the Postmaster’s door at the city’s Main Post Office (1200 Franklin Mall). Von Meyer’s initial renderings had to pass three art juries – one in San Francisco headed by Walter Hyde, the director of the De Young Museum, and two in Washington D.C. – before the piece was given the green light and could be installed.

The work of art, carved in teak wood and weighing nearly 300 pounds, “is six feet at the base, by about five feet high” and “represents events in the history of Santa Clara from the period of around 1860,” reads an article from the Santa Clara News dated July 23, 1937. “The artist chose this period so that the carving would conform in idea with the style of the building, which is of the mission type, prevalent in early times." (visit link)

Project type: Sculpture/Statue Date built or created: 1937 Location: Santa Clara Post office City: Santa Clara Condition: Pristine condition Website for additional information: [Web Link]

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