This statue of the Franciscan missionary, Father Junipero Serra was commissioned by the WPA in 1935. John Palo Kangas made the statue out of concrete. The original concrete deteriorated over time. In 1989, the original was placed in storage and… read more
John Palo-Kangas created this 14-foot concrete sculpture in 1937 for the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). It stands in front of Ventura’s city hall. In 1989, Wilbur Robottom made a bronze copy that replaced the decaying concrete… read more
“Agriculture and Industries of Ventura” Large murals depicting cattle, dairies, fields, and citrus groves and packing–all with many busy laborers.
Funded by the National Industrial Recovery Act, the construction of the Ventura overhead structure separated the grade of the main line of the Southern Pacific Company and the Coast Route of the State highway. Located about three miles north of… read more
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built a seawall along the Pacific Coast Highway north of Ventura. The original was a rubble wall type of construction, but it has recently been replaced by a concrete wall. Harland George Voight, a farmer from… read more
Bartholume Mako created two artworks for the auditorium foyer of Ventura High School in Ventura CA. One is a 12-foot high plaster sculpture titled “Roman Goddess” and the other is a 15 x 6-foot plaster frieze called “Roman Scene.” They… read more
