Photograph caption reads: "What better way to fill a big mural in Hollywood than with some of Tinseltown's biggest names? That's just what L.A. artist Eloy Torrez did for his creation at 6540 Hollywood Blvd. The 30-foot by 72-foot wall paint, part of the Citywide Murals Project, made its public debut yesterday in ceremonies shown here. In case you do not recognize all of them, the six subjects captured by the 29-year-old muralist are: Marilyn Monroe, Humphrey Bogart, Fred Astaire, Bette Davis, James Dean and Clark Gable". Photograph dated: Nov. 18, 1983.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;28 x 36 cm. Photographic prints
Monroe, Marilyn,--1926-1962--Portraits Bogart, Humphrey,--1899-1957--Portraits Astaire, Fred--Portraits Davis, Bette,--1908-1989--Portraits Dean, James,--1931-1955--Portraits Gable, Clark,--1901-1960--Portraits Public art--California--Los Angeles Urban beautification--California--Los Angeles Murals--California--Los Angeles Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs Torrez, Eloy
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