Palace of Fine and Decorative Arts, Treasure Island
- Also Known As: Building 3 (including Building 111)
- Address: California Ave
- Vicinity: SE Side, btw Ave G and Ave I
- Island of Treasure Island, San Fran in San Francisco
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1936/00/00 | US Army Corps of Engineers | Architect | The Army Corps of Engineers begins constructing a concrete aircraft hangar to be used, at first, as the arts pavilion for the Golden Gate International Exposition. | |||
| 1938/07/00 | As a "non-Expositional in character," structure, Building 3 is mostly completed in the Art Moderne style as the Palace of Fine Arts for Golden Gate International Exposition. Additional work will be done in October. | |||||
| 1939/00/00 | Dorothy Liebes | Director of the Decorative Arts Division | Director of the Decorative Arts Division, Dorothy Liebes, and Assistant Director Shepard Vogelgesang jointly design the interior the art pavilion. Due to the hangar's massive rectangular space, planning for the interior is challenging. | Golden Gate International Exposition | ||
| 1939/03/00 | The Palace of Arts host over $20 million in artwork ranging from Gothic tapestries and Renaissance sculptures to contemporary paintings, pottery and furniture designs. The 25 cent admission includes free lectures and guides to the galleries. | Golden Gate International Exposition | ||||
| 1939/03/00 | The Native Daughters of the Golden West raise money to restore "The Pioneer Mother Monument" and exhibit it at the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition. | Pioneer Mother Monument (sculpture) | Golden Gate International Exposition | |||
| 1940/04/15 | Timothy L Pflueger | Art Advisor | By letter, Timothy Pflueger outlines the scope of a project and Diego Rivera's compensation for a mural to be painted at the Art in Action exhibit. Here patrons can view artists at work at bookbinding, weaving, pottery-making, painting and metal work. | Golden Gate International Exposition | ||
| 1940/09/00 | Diego Rivera | Artist | Diego Rivera paints the Pan Am Unity fresco mural in the Art in Action section of the Palace of Fine and Decorative Arts. The mural is now located at the City College of San Francisco. | Golden Gate International Exposition | ||
| 1940/12/01 | Three months after the GGIE closes, about 100,000 visitors in 32,000 automobiles arrive at Treasure Island to see Rivera's completed "Pan American Unity" mural. |
| Particulars for Palace of Fine and Decorative Arts, Treasure Island: | |
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| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Area of Significance | Aviation, Air-related |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Area of Significance | Business |
| Area of Significance | Entertainment - Recreation |
| Criteria | Exemplar |
| Historic Use | Fair |
| Owner | Federal |
| Architectural Style | Moderne |
| Historic Use | Naval Facility |
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