Legacy of the Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company: More Than A Business October 23, 2012

From the historic murals they commissioned for the lobby by artists Charles Alston and Hale Woodruff to their willingness in 1965 to allow artist William "Bill" Pajaud to curate what became the largest U.S. collection of corporate-owned African American art in this country, GSM became more than just a business. The museum salutes its founders and the activist role they took in promoting African American culture and history for its employees and customers.