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48. Artist Samuel J. Armstong, Doheny Memorial Library, 1932?
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48. Artist Samuel J. Armstong, Doheny Memorial Library, 1932?
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Artist Samuel J. Armstrong painting a series of murals in Doheny Memorial Library's Treasure Room, 1932? The mural pictured is on the west wall and shows the contribution to writing and printing by the Orient: invention of paper in China by Ts'ai Lun (left group), Empress Shotoku and the Japanese art of block printing (center group), the first printed bok in China by Wang Chieh, and the invention of movable type by Pi Sheng (right group).
Asset Metadata
Title
48. Artist Samuel J. Armstong, Doheny Memorial Library, 1932?
Subject
Armstrong, Samuel J., 1893-1977
(personal name),
Bì Shēng, 990-1051
(personal name),
College buildings
(subject),
Libraries
(subject),
library buildings
(subject),
Shōtoku, Empress of Japan, 718-770
(personal name),
Ts'ai Lun
(personal name),
University of Southern California
(corporate name),
Wang Chieh
(personal name),
畢昇
(personal name)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
3550 University Avenue
(roadway),
California
(states),
Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library
(geographic subject),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
University of Southern California
(geographic subject),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1932
Type
images
Format
1 photograph: b&w
(aacr2),
image/jpeg
(imt),
photographs
(aat)
Source
2007: Doheny Memorial Library 75th Anniversary
(subcollection),
Library Exhibits Collection
(collection),
University of Southern California
(contributing entity)
Date Created
1932
Creator
Armstrong, Samuel J., 1893-1977 (artist), Keystone (photographer)
Contributor
Doheny, Edward L., Jr., 1893-1929
(namesake)
Publisher
University of Southern California. Libraries
(digital)
Repository Email
specol@lib.usc.edu
Repository Name
USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository Location
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Rights
For uses other than private, please contact the USC Digital Library at cisadmin@lib.usc.edu
Access Conditions
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Identifier
exbt-dml75th-48-1932.jpg (
filename
), exbt-c54-2481 (
legacy record id
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
2481
Unique identifier
UC1609248
Legacy Identifier
exbt-dml75th-48-1932.jpg
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/jpg
Resolution
2.2 in × 1.8 in at 300dpi
5.6 cm × 4.6 cm at 300dpi
Inherited Values
Title
2007: Doheny Memorial Library 75th Anniversary
Description
Doheny Memorial Library 75th Anniversary, virtual exhibit, 2007 Fall
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2007: Doheny Memorial Library 75th Anniversary
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