Robin Dunitz Slides of Los Angeles Murals, 1925-2002

Strother Martin monument, Hollywood, 1988

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Strother Martin monument, Hollywood, 1988

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Robin Dunitz Slides of Los Angeles Murals, 1925-2002

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Strother Martin monument, Hollywood, 1988. 5200 Fountain Avenue at Kingsley Drive, exterior southwest corner, Hollywood. This veteran character actor often played movie bad guys, including the prison warden in "Cool Hand Luke." The mural was accidentally painted over in 1987, then repainted by the artist in 1988 with the assistance of Mural Conservancy volunteers. Originally in enamel (1972), repainted in acrylic, 11' x 45', by Kent Twitchell. Self-sponsored. -- Dunitz, Street gallery, p. 84, #5.

Asset Metadata

Title Strother Martin monument, Hollywood, 1988

Subject Martin, Strother, 1919-1980 (personal name), Mural painting and decoration (lcsh), Street art (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place 5200 Fountain Avenue (roadways), California (states), Hollywood (populated places), Los Angeles (counties), Los Angeles (cities), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1988

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 1988

Creator Dunitz, Robin J. (photographer), Twitchell, Kent (artist)

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-c15-402

Identifier dunitz-0384.tif (filename), dunitz-0384 (identifying number), dunitz-c15-402 (legacy record id)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 402

Unique identifier UC1603367

Legacy Identifier dunitz-0384

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 12.5 in × 18.5 in at 300dpi
31.8 cm × 47.2 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title Robin Dunitz Slides of Los Angeles Murals, 1925-2002

Relation References https://libguides.usc.edu/dunitz_murals (finding aid URL)