San Francisco Landmark #298
Allegory of California Fresco
The City Club of San Francisco
155 Sansome Street
Painted between December 1930 and March 1931

Allegory of California is the first fresco painted by Diego Rivera in the United States. As with The Making of a Fresco Showing the Building of a City, Rivera was assisted by Viscount John Hastings, William Musick, Clifford Wight, and Matthew Barnes.

The fresco contains classic themes and motifs found in Rivera's works: harmony between nature and machine, glorification of the past while looking toward the future, and a panorama of historical figures.

Because The City Club of San Francisco is a members-only club, access to the fresco is restricted.

Source: Adapted from San Francisco Landmark Designation Application for Allegory of California Fresco, 27 October 2021.

Works Project Administration frescoes and murals in San Francisco:

Allegory of California by Diego Rivera
Beach Chalet
Coit Tower
History of Medicine in California by Bernard Zakheim
Making of a Fresco Showing the Building of a City by Diego Rivera
Rincon Annex Post Office