Herman Fayal's Miniature CityHerman Fayal (1893 - 1988)
Relocated (incl. Museums)
Mendocino, California, 95460, United States
Several of Fayal's pieces are on display at the Mendocino County Museum. For more information on how to visit, click here.
About the Artist/Site
Living in the town of Mendocino, carpenter Herman Fayal paid tribute to his community with a mini-model of the village, displayed in his yard at the Fayal family home on the corner of Kelly and Calpella streets. Fayal was born in Mendocino in 1893, only leaving the seaside hamlet for a few brief years in Napa Valley during the 1940s. Fayal’s miniature Mendocino recreated the village’s mainstreet during the 1970’s, along with other dollhouses, windmills, and dioramas depicting the logging process. The history of Mendocino was a major theme in Fayal’s creations; the logging industry in Mendocino dated back to mid-nineteenth century with Fayal joining the Mendocino Lumber Mill Company where he learned the carpentry trade.
Before his death, Fayal donated several of his works to the Mendocino County Museum, where they remain on display today. The status of the remainder of his work is unknown.
~ Nikki Ranney, 2023
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Materials
paint, wood
SPACES Archives Holdings
- 1 folder: images
Map & Site Information
Mendocino, California, 95460
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Latitude/Longitude: 39.3076744 / -123.7994591
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Lindsey Dick-Curator October 31, 2024
I want to let the readers know that some of Herman Fayal's Lumber diorama pictured in the above post are safe in the Mendocino County Museum's collection. Herman donated several of the lumber buildings, an example of his water tower miniatures, and an amazing miniature of the barge ship Maru II in the late 1980s. So not all is lost to history! -Lindsey Dick, current curator at the MCM