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| Title | Typical activities of a beach and harbor city, Long Beach, 1938 |
| Description | Typical activities of a beach and harbor city, Long Beach, 1938. Long Beach Plaza parking structure, exterior, Third Street and Locust Avenue, Downtown Long Beach. When this mosaic was created for the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, it was reportedly the largest cut-tile mosaic picture in the country and the single biggest achievement of the Federal Art Project. King supervised the actual execution, which involved the collaborative work of 40 artists. Changing the geometric shapes of tile for each pattern in a design was an innovation of Wright's, and is recognizable in his other southern California New Deal mosaics. In 1979 a major community effort saved the mural from destruction when the municipal auditorium was demolished to make way for a new convention center complex. in 1982 it was mounted at its present location and declared a City Historical Landmark by the Long Beach City Council. Glazed semi-glossed tile mosaic, approximately 38' x 22'. Original design by Henry Allen Nord, redesigned by Stanton MacDonald Wright and Albert Henry King. Sponsored by Federal Art project. -- Dunitz, Street gallery, rev. 2nd ed., p. 251, #3. |
| Subject (topic) | Street art; Mural painting and decoration; Beaches; Harbors; Recreation |
| Geographic subject (street address) | Third Street and Locust Avenue |
| Geographic subject (city or populated place) | Long Beach |
| Geographic subject (county) | Los Angeles |
| Geographic subject (state/province) | California |
| Geographic subject (country) | USA |
| Coverage date (for display) | 1938 |
| Artist | Nord, Henry Allen; MacDonald Wright, Stanton ; King, Albert Henry |
| Photographer | Dunitz, Robin J. |
| Other contributor | Federal Art Project |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Date created (for display) | 1938 |
| Type | images |
| Format | 4 slides : col. ; 2 x 2 in. |
| Format (aat) |
color slides slides (photographs) |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Identifying number | dunitz-1244; dunitz-1245; dunitz-1246; dunitz-1247 |
| References | Dunitz, Robin J. Street Gallery: a guide to 1000 Los Angeles Murals. Los Angeles, CA: RJD Enterprises, c1993; Dunitz, Robin J. Street gallery: a guide to 1000 Los Angeles Murals. Rev. 2nd ed. Los Angeles, CA: RJD Enterprises, c1998; |
| Rights | The images are accessible for fair use. However, muralists retain all rights to their work, and Robin Dunitz retains copyright for the images. Any requests for permission to reproduce the images must be directed to: Robin Dunitz, 503-764-9897, rjdunitz@comcast.net |
| Physical access | The files represent Ms. Dunitz' personal collection of materials collected over the years of her involvement in documenting and preserving Los Angeles murals. They are available for consultation in the Helen Topping Architecture and Fine Arts Library, University of Southern California. For an appointment, contact the Library at (213) 740-1956. |
| Repository name | USC Helen Topping Architecture and Fine Arts Library |
| Repository address | Watt Hall 4d, USC, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0294 |
| Repository email | afa@usc.edu |
| Part of collection | Robin Dunitz Slides of Los Angeles Murals, 1925-2002 |
Description
| Title | Typical activities of a beach and harbor city, Long Beach, 1938 |
| Description | Typical activities of a beach and harbor city, Long Beach, 1938. Long Beach Plaza parking structure, exterior, Third Street and Locust Avenue, Downtown Long Beach. When this mosaic was created for the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, it was reportedly the largest cut-tile mosaic picture in the country and the single biggest achievement of the Federal Art Project. King supervised the actual execution, which involved the collaborative work of 40 artists. Changing the geometric shapes of tile for each pattern in a design was an innovation of Wright's, and is recognizable in his other southern California New Deal mosaics. In 1979 a major community effort saved the mural from destruction when the municipal auditorium was demolished to make way for a new convention center complex. in 1982 it was mounted at its present location and declared a City Historical Landmark by the Long Beach City Council. Glazed semi-glossed tile mosaic, approximately 38' x 22'. Original design by Henry Allen Nord, redesigned by Stanton MacDonald Wright and Albert Henry King. Sponsored by Federal Art project. -- Dunitz, Street gallery, rev. 2nd ed., p. 251, #3. |
| Subject (topic) | Street art; Mural painting and decoration; Beaches; Harbors; Recreation |
| Geographic subject (street address) | Third Street and Locust Avenue |
| Geographic subject (city or populated place) | Long Beach |
| Geographic subject (county) | Los Angeles |
| Geographic subject (state/province) | California |
| Geographic subject (country) | USA |
| Coverage date (for display) | 1938 |
| Artist | Nord, Henry Allen; MacDonald Wright, Stanton ; King, Albert Henry |
| Photographer | Dunitz, Robin J. |
| Other contributor | Federal Art Project |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Date created (for display) | 1938 |
| Type | images |
| Format | 1 slide : col. ; 2 x 2 in. |
| Format (aat) |
color slides slides (photographs) |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Identifying number | dunitz-1244 |
