Public Art and Architecture from Around the World

Category: Aquatic Park

  • Sargent Johnson Tile’s the Maritime Museum

    Sargent Johnson Tile’s the Maritime Museum

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    Maritime Museum Aquatic Park This 14′ x 125′ glazed tile mural was created by Sargent Johnson in 1939 with the help of FAP (Federal Art Project) funds. The east end, however, is incomplete.  When the project began, the building was to be a publicly-accessible bathhouse. However, shortly after it opened, the City leased a majority…

  • Atlantis and Mu

    Atlantis and Mu

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    Maritime Museum Aquatic Park The interior of the museum is painted with a large mural by Hilaire Hiler, These murals depict the mythic continents of Atlantis and Mu.   Many know the story of Atlantis, but Mu is not as well known.  Mu is the name of a suggested lost continent whose concept and the name were proposed…

  • Sargent Johnson and Aquatic Park

    Sargent Johnson and Aquatic Park

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    Maritime Museum Aquatic Park This carved sandstone entry to the Maritime Museum was done as a Federal Arts Project (FAP) by Sargent Johnson.  Johnson was in this site before for the log. This building was originally a New Deal WPA (Works Progress Administration) building called the Aquatic Park Bathhouse. Construction began in 1936 and the…