Lloyd , under the auspices of the architectural firm of Marsh , Smith , Powell , created a 39 × 7-ft oil painting for the South Pasadena Middle School ( formerly South Pasadena Junior High ) . '' The Madonna of the Covered Wagon '' was executed on canvas at the artist 's studio and installed in the proscenium of the auditorium after completion . The scene recalls a journey made by thousands of pioneer families as they cam west during the 1800s . The sheer cliffs of El Capitan are shown on the right rising high about the banks of the Merced River . While the work was considered by some critics of the time as saccharine , it is typical of the Illustrators School which was the style of her time . Los Angeles Times art critic Arthur Millier gave the work high praise saying " her delightful murals combines humor and sentiment in delightful proportions A Three Works Progress Administration/Federal Arts Project panel mural by Lloyd have , since 1992 , been displayed by the California State Senate . The murals were moved after the original site was damaged in the 1971 San Fernando earthquake . They are now in the Senate Committee Room in Sacramento , California
1971 San Fernando earthquake
1971 San Fernando earthquake
Lucile Lloyd