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Browsing Local History Articles tagged "artists"
They Built a League and Gallery, by
Margaret Koch
Santa Cruz had art long before it had an Art League and a Gallery. [Read more]
The life size wax figures of Jesus and his disciples at the last supper were created by Harry Lisbon, plaster ... [Read more]
Cor de Gavere, Artist. 1877-1955, by
Nikki Silva
Cor de Gavere's early life had the aura of a tragic fairy tale. She was born in Java, where her ... [Read more]
Artists Frank and Lillian [Heath], by
Margaret Koch
Frank L. Heath courted Lillian Dake Storey during painting trips around Santa Cruz County back in the 1890s. [Read more]
The Santa Cruz Daily Surf reports on May 5, 1893 (p. 3) that: [Read more]
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The Works Progress Administration (1935-1943) was a U.S. government agency created during the Great Depression to provide jobs for unemployed workers. It funded projects throughout the country, including Santa Cruz County.
To find out what WPA projects there were in Santa Cruz County, Library staff spoke with the WPA archivist ..." [More]
Excerpted from WPA Projects in Santa Cruz County