Photo: © Kent Twitchell
Date
1974
Location
1255 West Temple St. (visible from the Hollywood Fwy.), Los Angeles Prince Hotel, exterior
Media Notes
Acrylic, 30' x 22'
Description
An elderly woman standing with a granny-squared afghan wrapped around her. The model was Lillian Bronson (1902-1995), a character actress who resembled two of the artist's great-grandmothers. In 1981 a new structure built next door to the hotel obscured the mural's bottom half. In 1986 the mural was painted over, without informing the artist, in order to sell the space for advertising. Citing the California Art Preservation Act (passed in 1980), Twitchell sued the building's owner. In March, 1992, a settlement was reached, providing $125,000 for restoration of the mural. Twitchell, as of September, 1996, has partially restored the mural.
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