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Meaning and Purpose of Library, (sculpture). Artist:  Lawrie, Lee Oskar, 1877-1963, sculptor. Goodhue, Bertram Grosvenor, 1869-1924, architect. Alexander, Hartley Burr, 1873-1939, assistant. Ardolino, Edward, carver. Winslow, Carlton M., 1876-1946, architect. Title:  Meaning and Purpose of Library, (sculpture). Dates:  1924-1926. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Limestone. Description:  Numerous works of ornamental sculpture on the exterior of the Los Angeles Central Library. Includes figurative buttresses depicting past scholars, philosophers and writers in many disciplines, relief panels featuring classical themes and scenes from children's literature, scrolls, allegorical figures and topped by a hand holding a torch. Subject:  Architecture -- Civic -- Library Architecture -- Civic -- Los Angeles Central Library Allegory -- Quality -- Prudence Allegory -- Other -- Civilization Portrait male -- Unidentified -- David Religion -- Saint -- St. John Portrait male -- Plato -- Full length Portrait male -- Alighieri, Dante -- Full length Portrait male -- Homer -- Full length Portrait male -- Milton, John -- Full length Portrait male -- Shakespeare, William -- Full length Portrait male -- Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von -- Full length Portrait male -- Herodotus -- Full length Portrait male -- Virgil -- Full length Portrait male -- Socrates -- Full length Portrait male -- Justinian -- Full Length Portrait male -- Leonardo da Vinci -- Full length Portrait male -- Copernicus, Nicolaus -- Full length Mythology -- Classical -- Hesper Mythology -- Classical -- Phospher Mythology -- Classical -- Hercules Mythology -- Classical -- Athena Allegory -- Element -- Light Religion -- Old Testament -- Adam & Eve Literature -- Carroll -- Alice in Wonderland Literature -- Perrault -- Mother Goose Tales Literature -- Unknown -- Arabian Nights Entertainments Literature -- Malory -- Le Morte d'Arthur Literature -- Character -- Robin Hood Object Type:  Architectural component Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Los Angeles Sculpture Owner:  City of Los Angeles, Library Department, Central Library, 630 West 5th Street, Los Angeles, California 90071 Remarks:  The library building was a collaborative effort of architect Bertram Goodhue, sculptor Lee Lawrie, and philosopher Hartley Alexander, who provided the inscriptions. Goodhue died in 1924 before the building's completion and was replaced by his colleague, Carlton Winslow. The library is listed as Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #46, and is listed with the National Register of Historic Places. IAS files contain the following related articles and documents: excerpts from the books "The City Observed" by Charles Moore; "Painting and Sculpture in Los Angeles" by Nancy Moure; "L.A. Lost and Found" by Sam Hall; "Los Angeles Architectural Guide" by David Gebhard; Los Angeles Times, June 15, 1930, pt. 3 pg. 15; and a piece from "Downtown Public Art." Official documents include correspondence amongst the artist, architect, assistant and head librarian Everett Perry, minutes from meetings held by the Municipal Art Commission, and various documents and articles prepared by Hartley Alexander including "The Sculpture of Lee Lawrie," and "The Story of the Inscriptions." Two documents entitled the "Scheme for Sculptural Decoration and Inscriptions," and "Inscriptions for the Los Angeles Public Library" probably by Alexander, give a full explanation of the inscriptions and Latin and English translations. Other documents include a flyer entitled "Pershing Square" and a list of the library's indoor sculpture by Lee Lawrie. The library underwent a major renovation in the early 1990's after two fires. Artists and architects involved in this project tailored their designs to keep with the original concept and design of the 1920s project. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1995. "Handbook of the Central Building," Los Angeles: The Library, 1927, pg. 15-21, 30. Soter, Bernadette Dominique, "The Light of Learning: an Illustrated History of the Los Angeles Public Library," Los Angeles: The Library Foundation of Los Angeles, 1993?. 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 CA000407   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA000407 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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