Anita Benson, XX, American School, Mural, Early Row
Anita Benson, XX, American School, Mural, Early Row Scene, Cannery Row, sponsored by Steinbeck Jewelers, A scene depicting a Monterey street scene, with a car full of people driving passed fish canning factories. Signed Anita Benson lower right. Approx. 4ft x 8ft / 48'' x 96'' The mural was one of a large series commissioned by Bruce Ariss in 1989 for a walkway in Cannery Row, Monterey, California, commemorating the town's fish canning history. By 1998 the murals had suffered substantial fading, the majority of the murals were refurbished, mostly by the original artists. They were taken down in c. 1999 when a hotel was built in their place.
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Anita Benson, XX, American School, Mural, Early Row Scene, Cannery Row, sponsored by Steinbeck Jewelers, A scene depicting a Monterey street scene, with a car full of people driving passed fish canning factories. Signed Anita Benson lower right. Approx. 4ft x 8ft / 48'' x 96'' The mural was one of a large series commissioned by Bruce Ariss in 1989 for a walkway in Cannery Row, Monterey, California, commemorating the town's fish canning history. By 1998 the murals had suffered substantial fading, the majority of the murals were refurbished, mostly by the original artists. They were taken down in c. 1999 when a hotel was built in their place.
