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Queen of the Angels, (sculpture). Artist:  Sharpless, Ada May, 1904- , sculptor. Title:  Queen of the Angels, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Lady of the Lake, (sculpture). La Reina de Los Angeles, (sculpture). Nuestra Reina de Los Angeles, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned June 1934. 1934-1935. Relocated 1980. Relocated May 6, 1999. Relocated 2013. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: cast concrete over iron rebar; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 10 ft. x 28 in. x 28 in.; Base: approx. 22 x 70 x 70 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  An Art Deco style female figure stands atop a five-tiered pedestal. Her arms are raised, bent at the elbows, and held close to her body. Her left leg is slightly bent under a long flowing dress. At her feet on the base are bas-reliefs. On the front is a relief of city hall and downtown Los Angeles; on the rear are mountains and the ocean; on one side is the harbor; and on the other side, is a mission (possibly the San Gabriel Mission), a bowl shape and a sunburst. The base has three steps. Subject:  Figure female -- Full length Cityscape -- California -- Los Angeles Architecture -- Religious -- San Gabriel Mission Architecture -- Religious -- Mission Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Los Angeles Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Los Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department, Public Art Division, 433 South Spring Street, 10th floor, Los Angeles, California 90013 Located Echo Park, North shore of Lake, Los Angeles, California Provenance:  Formerly located Echo Park, storage, Los Angeles, California 1980-1999. Echo Park, Southeast side of Lake, Los Angeles, California 1999-2013. Remarks:  The sculpture was funded through the Public Works of Art Project (PWAP) under Bernard Roufberg, regional clerk. Originally the sculpture was installed at the tip of a peninsula on the lake’s north shore, facing away from the lake. The sculpture remained there until 1980 when it was placed in storage due to vandalism. In 1999, the sculpture was relocated to the southeastern shore, facing toward the lake. In 2013, as part of a two-year, $85-million renovation of the park and lake, the sculpture was reinstalled in its original location on the lake's north shore, facing away from the lake. IAS image files show the sculpture before it was reinstalled. IAS files contain copy of related newspaper clippings from Los Angeles Times, June 29, 1934, pg. 1-2; and Jan. 27, 1935, pg. 2, pg. 8; and copy of Municipal Art Department Inventory form. IAS files also contain article from the Los Angeles Magazine, May 21, 2013, detailing the reinstallation of the sculpture following renovation of the park. IAS files also contain text of KCET TV article on the artist and sculpture. The inscription on a nearby plaque reads: QUEEN OF THE ANGELS / FONDLY KNOWN AS "LADY OF THE LAKE" / BY ADA MAY SHARPLESS / Erected by the Federal Art Project 1934-35 / Conserved by the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department / with support from Councilmember Jackie Goldberg / the Department of Water and Power / Department of Recreation and Parks, and Echo Park Historical Society, 1999. Conservation:  Treated 1999 July-October. Sculpture Conservation Studios (Los Angeles, CA). Treatment report on file with owner and conservator. References:  City of Los Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department, 1999. Heritage Preservation staff, 1999. Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994. Glenn Wharton and Associates, Inc., 1998. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, 1976. SOS Conservation Notification Report, 1999. Los Angeles Magazine, May 21, 2013. 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 75000647   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75000647 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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