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Cornejo, Francisco,
Morgan, Walls & Clements,
Ethnic -- Indian
Figure group -- Male
Dress -- Accessory
Architectural component
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Los Angeles
Sculpture
(Mayan Theater Sculpture), (sculpture).
Artist:
Cornejo, Francisco, b. 1892, sculptor.
Morgan, Walls & Clements, architectural firm.
Title:
(Mayan Theater Sculpture), (sculpture).
Dates:
1927.
Medium:
Painted concrete.
Description:
Decorative relief sculpture on facade of building includes stylized pre-Columbian patterns and figures and seven Mayan heads wearing headdresses.
Subject:
Ethnic -- Indian -- Maya
Figure group -- Male
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Object Type:
Architectural component
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Los Angeles
Sculpture
Owner:
Mayan Theater, 1014 South Hill Street, Los Angeles, California
Remarks:
Building underwent renovations during the 1980s when it was converted into a nightclub. The facade was painted at that time. IAS files contain excerpts from the books "The City Observed," by Charles Moore and "Architectural Guide to Los Angeles," by David Gebhard.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1995.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS CA000424
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CA000424
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