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Discovery of North America, El Sereno, Los Angeles, ca. 1986
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Discovery of North America, El Sereno, Los Angeles, ca. 1986
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Description
Discovery of North America, untitled mural, El Sereno, Los Angeles, ca. 1986, 5477 Alhambra Avenue, rear (at Warwick Avenue), El Sereno. The beginning and the end of the world, and the discovery of North America. Acrylic on brick, by Thor Davis and George Alvarez, assisted by Louis Keith. Sponsored by FernandoSandoval. -- Dunitz, Street gallery, p. 117, #18.
Asset Metadata
Title
Discovery of North America, El Sereno, Los Angeles, ca. 1986
Subject
Mural painting and decoration
(lcsh),
North America
(lcsh),
Street art
(lcsh)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
5477 Alhambra Avenue
(roadways),
California
(states),
El Sereno
(populated places),
Los Angeles
(counties),
Los Angeles
(cities),
USA
(countries)
Type
images
Format
1 slide
(extent),
2 x 2 in.
(dimensions),
color
(color),
color slides
(aat),
slides (photographs)
(aat)
Source
Robin Dunitz Slides of Los Angeles Murals, 1925-2002
(collection),
University of Southern California
(contributing entity)
Relation References
Dunitz, Robin J. Street Gallery: a guide to 1000 Los Angeles Murals. Los Angeles, CA: RJD Enterprises, c1993
(book),
Dunitz, Robin J. Street gallery: a guide to 1000 Los Angeles Murals. Rev. 2nd ed. Los Angeles, CA: RJD Enterprises, c1998
(book)
Date Created
1986
Creator
Alvarez, George (artist), Davis, Thor (artist), Dunitz, Robin J. (photographer), Keith, Louis (assistant)
Contributor
Sandoval, Fernando
(sponsor)
Publisher
University of Southern California. Libraries
(digital)
Repository Email
afa@usc.edu
Repository Name
USC Helen Topping Architecture and Fine Arts Library
Repository Location
Watt Hall 4d, USC, Los Angeles, California, 90089-0294, USA
Rights
Dunitz, Robin J.
Copyright
In copyright (https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/)
Access Conditions
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, rjdunitz@comcast.net. 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, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Permanent Link (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.25549/dunitz-c15-450
Identifier
dunitz-0432.tif (
filename
), dunitz-0432 (
identifying number
), dunitz-c15-450 (
legacy record id
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
450
Unique identifier
UC1603429
Legacy Identifier
dunitz-0432
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
12.6 in × 18.6 in at 300dpi
32.1 cm × 47.2 cm at 300dpi
Inherited Values
Title
Robin Dunitz Slides of Los Angeles Murals, 1925-2002
Description
The collection consists of more than 2,000 digitized 35mm slides of murals in Los Angeles photographed by Robin Dunitz. The murals date from 1925 to the early 2000s and were photographed by Dunitz in the late 1980s and early-mid 1990s to early 2000s.
Relation References
https://libguides.usc.edu/dunitz_murals
(finding aid URL)
Linked assets
Robin Dunitz Slides of Los Angeles Murals, 1925-2002
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