Pomona in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Millard Sheets Gallery

Photographed By Craig Baker

1. Millard Sheets Gallery Marker

Inscription. Dedicated September 19, 1994, in honor of Millard Sheets, who dedicated 25 years of service to the Los Angeles County Fair as director of Fine Arts from 1931 to 1956. Through his life-long efforts and enthusiasm, Sheets, an internationally known painter, educator, and art director, fulfilled his pledge to bring knowledge of art to the public.

Erected 1994 by County of Los Angeles.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1931.

Location. 34° 4.899′ N, 117° 45.906′ W. Marker is in Pomona, California, in Los Angeles County. Marker can be reached from McKinley Avenue, half a mile east of Fairplex Drive. Located at Fairplex, the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1101 W McKinley Ave, Pomona CA 91768, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Big Round (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pomona Assembly Center (about 400 feet away); La Casa Primera (approx. ¾ mile away); La Casa Primera Dedication (approx. ¾ mile away); Casa Alvarado (approx.

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¾ mile away); “Scubie” Mills Heritage Trees (approx. 1.2 miles away); Isaac Eikenberry Home (approx. 1.2 miles away); Brandt House (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pomona.

Regarding Millard Sheets Gallery. Millard Owen Sheets (June 24, 1907 – March 31, 1989) was an American artist, teacher, and architectural designer, from Pomona, CA. He was one of the earliest of the California Scene Painting artists and helped define the art movement.
In the late 1950s, Sheets was commissioned by Howard F. Ahmanson to design Home Savings Bank branches throughout Southern California that would serve as community landmarks by expressing "community values" or presenting "a celebratory version of the community history." To accomplish this goal, Sheets designed his branch buildings with exterior façades containing large mosaic works depicting local heritage. The Ahmanson commissions multiplied to include more than 80 branch buildings in Southern California, many of which still exist today.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. - A famous mural in Hawaii by Millard Sheets.

Also see . . . Millard Sheets Projects across the United States

Photographed By Craig Baker

2. Millard Sheets Gallery Marker

. Author Adam Arenson has created a list of 168 Home Savings locations, and 159 projects other than Home Savings locations, with Sheets Studio artwork. (Submitted on March 22, 2023.)

Millard Sheets Gallery image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Baker

3. Millard Sheets Gallery

Millard Sheets Mural - 1976 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Baker, 2019

4. Millard Sheets Mural - 1976

On a former Home Savings building, now a school, in La Mesa.

Photographed By Craig Baker

5. WPA Marker

This plaque is on the building across from the gallery. “Built by Works Progress Administration - 1939”

Photographed By Craig Baker

6. WPA Marker

Photographed By Craig Baker

7. WPA Marker

This fairgrounds building is now the NHRA Motorsports Museum.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 213 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 21, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 4. submitted on March 22, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 5, 6, 7. submitted on March 21, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.