The Negro in California history. Panel 1: exploration and colonization, Los Angeles, 1949, detail 1 of 1

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Detail 1 of 1 of The Negro in California history. Panel 1: exploration and colonization, 1949, Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company, interior lobby, 1999 West Adams Boulevard (at Western Avenue) showing a group of Catholic priests and an African-American family praying at a grave. In 2 panels. The first panel covers approximately 1527-1850, portraying African-Americans who played a significant role in California's early period after the arrival of Europeans. Among those pictured are ex-slave and philanthropist Biddy Mason, explorer James Beckwourth, government official William Leidesdorff, and U.S. Consul Thomas O. Larkin. Oil on canvas (on left as enter lobby from street) by Charles Alston. Sponsored by Golden State Mutual Life Insurance -- Dunitz, Street gallery, rev. 2nd ed., p. 209, #13 A.

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Title The Negro in California history. Panel 1: exploration and colonization, Los Angeles, 1949, detail 1 of 1

Subject African Americans—History (lcsh), California—History (lcsh), Mural painting and decoration (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place 1999 West Adams Boulevard (roadways), California (states), Los Angeles (counties), Los Angeles (cities), USA (countries)

Geocoordinate 34.032918, -118.308715 (point)

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)

Date Created 1949

Creator Alston, Charles (artist), Dunitz, Robin J. (photographer)

Contributor Golden State Mutual Life Insurance (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.

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.

Identifier dunitz-0904.tif (filename), dunitz-0904 (identifying number), dunitz-c15-922 (legacy record id)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 922

Unique identifier UC1592762

Legacy Identifier dunitz-0904

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 12.5 in × 18.5 in at 300dpi
31.8 cm × 47.0 cm at 300dpi

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Title The Negro in California history. Panel 1: exploration and colonization, Los Angeles, 1949

Description The Negro in California history. Panel 1: exploration and colonization, 1949

Subject African Americans—History (lcsh), California—History (lcsh), Mural painting and decoration (lcsh), Venice (Italy) (corporate name)