This incompleted mural at the Frank Wiggins Trade School centered a controversy on July 23, 1935, as some members of the board of education termed it "too ghastly for a school building," while the artist, Leo Katz, and others insisted it is true art. In the mural, Katz seeks to depict youth confronted by war, avarice and lust on one side and home, honor, love and industry on the other. "Magnificent, but ghastly," said Gertrude Rounsavelle, president of the board, which intimated that the panel must be changed or will be removed.
Los Angeles Trade Technical College Murals--California--Los Angeles Trade schools--California--Los Angeles Vocational education--California--Los Angeles Herald-Examiner Collection photographs Katz, Leo,1887-1982
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