Virginia Medina, XX, American School, Mural
Virginia Medina, XX, American School, Mural, Chinatown, China Point, 1900, sponsored by The Aquarium, A scene depicting the quay / dock scene at Point Ohlones (dubbed China Point due to an influx of Chinese fishermen), with oriental figure fishing, transporting goods in horse and cart and using carrying poles / yokes. Signed Medina to a building sign lower left. 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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Virginia Medina, XX, American School, Mural, Chinatown, China Point, 1900, sponsored by The Aquarium, A scene depicting the quay / dock scene at Point Ohlones (dubbed China Point due to an influx of Chinese fishermen), with oriental figure fishing, transporting goods in horse and cart and using carrying poles / yokes. Signed Medina to a building sign lower left. 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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