Fire, Earth, Water, Air, (painting).

Fire, Earth, Water, Air, (painting).

Wessels, Glenn Anthony, 1895-1982, painter.

Fire, Earth, Water, Air, (painting).

5 panels. Each panel: H. 8 ft. x W. 6 ft.

Five panels depict: Fire as man's use of steel; Earth as farming; Water as fishing; Air as flight; and the fifth panel depicts man's various occupations.

Occupation -- Industry -- Construction

Occupation -- Farm -- Farmer

Occupation -- Industry -- Fishing

Occupation -- Transportation -- Pilot

Laguna Honda Home, 7th Avenue & Dewey, Main Lobby, San Francisco, California

This mural was created through the Public Works Administration.

Ellison, Joan, ed., "A Survey of Art Work in the City and County of San Francisco," San Francisco, CA: Art Commission, City and County of San Francisco, 1975, no. 323.

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