Scottish Rite Masonic Temple, Los Angeles, 1961

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Scottish Rite Masonic Temple, 1961. Scottish Rite Masonic Temple, exterior east side, 4357 Wilshire Blvd. (between Lucerne and Plymouth). Sheets designed the whole complex, including the building itself, the sculptures (with Albert Stewart), mosaics and painted murals. The theme of the exterior mosaic is the history of temple building, from the days of King Solomon to 19th century California. Another mosaic, inside the auditorium's foyer, continues with the story of Freemasonry in California. The world's great law-givers are depicted in ceramic and mosaic along two walls inside the auditorium. In addition, there is a mural of ancient trees in the main reading room, as well as others in the top floor dining room. Access to the building's interior is usually limited to members of the fraternal group. By Millard Sheets. Mosaic, approximately 60'-70' x 20'. (Slide mount: Millard Sheets 1961 Scottish Rite Masonic Temple).

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Title Scottish Rite Masonic Temple, Los Angeles, 1961

Subject Freemasonry (lcsh), Mural painting and decoration (lcsh), Street art (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place 4357 Wilshire Boulevard (roadways), California (states), Los Angeles (counties), Los Angeles (cities), USA (countries)

Geocoordinate 34.061815,-118.323087 (point)

Temporal Subject 1961

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 1961

Creator Dunitz, Robin J. (photographer), Sheets, Millard (artist), Stewart, Albert (assistant)

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.

Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/dunitz-c15-116

Identifier dunitz-0098.tif (filename), dunitz-0098 (identifying number), dunitz-c15-116 (legacy record id)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 116

Unique identifier UC1591822

Legacy Identifier dunitz-0098

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 18.7 in × 12.7 in at 300dpi
47.5 cm × 32.4 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)

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