On Saturday, Helen Lundeberg’s WPA 1940 mural The History of Transportation was given a place of honor at the new Grevilla Art Park in Inglewood, CA, its original home city. The 60-panel, 240-foot-long artwork depicting the “evolution of transportation — from Native Americans [and dogs] walking on foot to passengers boarding a DC-3” was badly damaged over the years by car accidents, cracks, and graffiti. In 2000, it was removed for restoration with help from a grant from the Getty Foundation. Finally, it’s back on view. Lovely!
Read more in Suzanne Muchnic’s LA Times article.
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