Date
1927-1932
Location
Central Library, interior rotunda second floor
630 West 5th St. (between Grand and Flower)
Media Notes
oil on canvas: 4 principal walls (40' x 40' each), flanked by 8 additional panels (19' x 12' each)
Description
Four eras of California history after the arrival of the Europeans: Discovery, Building of the Missions, Americanization, and the Founding of Los Angeles. Themes of the smaller canvases include art, industry, commerce, education, earth, air, water, and fire. Also, inside the dome are geometric patterns painted by Julian E. Garnsey. The library will return to this site in 1993, after major restoration is completed.
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