Built in 1936, the Grandstand emerged at the center of the fairgrounds. Twenty-three bas-relief terra cotta medallions (seen in the upper left, on the side of the structure) ring the grandstand. Created by artists David Carrick Swing and Florence Blakeslee, who were active in Arizona, the molds were funded by the Federal Art Project. The panels depicted agricultural scenes and featured of Arizona life from the period, including horse racing, cattle branding, and local industry. | Date: 1938 | Source: "Grandstand, State Fair Grounds, Built by WPA," Negative No. 17903, National Archives Record Group 69-N, at "Arizona State Fairgrounds Stadium and Art - Phoenix Arizona," The Living New Deal, n.d.; accessed December 17, 2019. | Rights: National ArchivesDownload Original File
