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Object Description
| Title | City of Hope Visitor Services Center, Duarte, 1936 |
| Description | City of Hope Visitor Services Center, untitled, Duarte, 1936. Visitor Services Center, interior, City of Hope (originally the Los Angeles Tubercular sanitorium), 1500 East Duarte Road (between Buena Vista Street and then 605 Freeway), Duarte. This T-shaped painting surrounding a doorway includes more than 30 nude and semi-nude figures depicting the sweeping progression of human life. To the left is the energy and hopefulness of youth, while on the right the scenes are of decline and disappointment. Connecting the two sections is a group of figures over the door representing the arts. The mural was in part inspired by Luca Signorelli's fresco series at the Orvieto Cathedral in Italy (1499-1504). The building was originally a library, and then spent many years as the John Howard Grace Graphic Arts Building. In June, 1998, the new Visitor Services Center opened and conservation work on the mural completed by Eduardo P. Sanchez of the J. Paul Getty Museum in collaboration with private conservator Aneta Zebala and her assistant Marissa Kuizenga. Sponsored by Federal Project. Fresco, 163 square feet, by Philip Guston (aka Philip Goldstein) and Reuben Kadish. -- Dunitz, Street gallery, rev. 2nd ed., p. 339, #1. |
| Subject (topic) | Street art; Mural painting and decoration; Life cycle, Human |
| Geographic subject (street address) | 1500 East Duarte Road |
| Geographic subject (city or populated place) | Duarte |
| Geographic subject (county) | Los Angeles |
| Geographic subject (state/province) | California |
| Geographic subject (country) | USA |
| Geographic coordinates | 34.132535,-117.970998 |
| Artist | Guston, Philip; Kadish, Reuben |
| Photographer | Dunitz, Robin J. |
| Other contributor | Federal Art Project |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Date created (for display) | 1936 |
| Type | still image |
| Format | 3 slides : col. ; 2 x 2 in. |
| Format (aat) |
color slides slides (photographs) |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Identifying number | dunitz-1537; dunitz-1543; dunitz-1545 |
| 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 |
| Access conditions | 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 |
