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WorksheetsPublic Art In Auburn, CA
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 10mins
As you enter town from Highway 80, there is a sculpture of Claude Chana, celebrating Auburn and the Gold Rush era. Who is the Auburn sculptor who made the historic art work?
Dr. Kenneth Fox
John Sutter
The WPA (Work Progress Administration ) built which 3 projects for Placer High School in 1937.
2 Murals in the Math and Foreign language quad.
The Earl Crabbe Gymnasium/ track
The retaining rock walls
The Placer High Hillmen Statue
Frank Ordaz, Local Artist, is the creator of which two art works in the Central Square Area of Downtown Auburn?
Traditional Male Nisenan Native American Dancer sculpture is in Central Square, in Downtown Auburn. Who is the local artist of this iconic sculpture?
Michael Kent Murphy
Peter Hazel
Doug Van How'd
Anthony Maki-Gill
What local signage is pictured when you look up "neon sign" on wikipedia?
Dawson tanks pay homage to what annual endurance event in Auburn?
Auburn Community Festival
The Western States 100
The Tevis Cup
Music Around Town
Where is this Mural located in Auburn?
It is at the Auburn Dam Overlook
It is in Old Town
It is in the School Park Community Garden
It is by the Railroad Tracks
Where are the remains of author/poet, Clark Ashton Smith, who was known as the "The last of the great romantics", "The Bard of Auburn", and was praised by his contemporaries, H. P. Lovecraft, Ray Bradbury and Robert E. Howard? He was one of the big 3 of Weird Tales.
City Hall
Old Town Auburn
The Chinese Cemetery
Auburn Bicentennial Park (near farmer's market)
What annual Auburn event is celebrated on the mural, "Spirit of the Horse", which is located behind the Elks Lodge overlooking the I-80/HWY 49 interchange?
Gold Country Fair
Music in the Park
Tevis Cup
Auburn Triathalon
In 1891, the Placer County Courthouse was started in it's present location and form and completed with a dedication on July 4, 1898. How much did this 3 story masonry building cost to build?
$1 Billion Dollars
$250,000
$172,583
$16,386
Stan Padilla is a local artist who has several public art works in the downtown area of Auburn. Which of these art works were created by Stan?
All of the above
Who created the benches in the High Street Parking lot by Depot Bay?
School children
Old people
Anthony Maki Gill
Leadership Auburn 2008
What is depicted on the large utility box that is located in the School Park Preserve?
Elephants
Birds that live in the park
Orangutans
Butterflies
The hidden gem of Auburn, "The School Park Community Garden" has several art pieces that are worthy of seeing. Which of these art pieces can be found in the park behind the Police Station near the parking lot of Auburn City Hall?
All of the above
A life-size monument honoring this World War II hero, Colonel C.E. “Bud” Anderson, a triple ace who served in Europe. Where is this monument found in Auburn?
School Park Preserve
Auburn Folsom Road
Auburn Municipal Airport
Central Square Art Park
Public Art is funded by a variety of sources. Who funded the pedestal supporting the Placer High School Hillmen?
City of Auburn
Private Donor
The Hillmen Foundation
The Sunset Rotary Club
'The Asian Influence in the Foothills', an event by the "Let's Never Forget" Committee 2018 highlighted the contributions of the Asian families in our community. There are three locations that celebrate this history in our town. What are they?
What future art and cultural projects does the Auburn Art Commission have on their agenda for the coming months and years?
All of the above
