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Title
The tree of the middle place, Los Angeles, 1992
Creator
Benish, Barbara
Dunitz, Robin J
Contributor
Social and Public Arts Resource Center (Venice, Los Angeles, Calif.)
Date Created and/or Issued
1992
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
Robin Dunitz Slides of Los Angeles Murals, 1925-2002
Rights Information
The files represent Ms. Dunitz' personal collection of materials collected over the years of her involvement in documenting and preserving Los Angeles murals. They are available for consultation in the Helen Topping Architecture and Fine Arts Library, University of Southern California. For an appointment, contact the Library at (213) 740-1956.
The images are accessible for fair use. However, muralists retain all rights to their work, and Robin Dunitz retains copyright for the images. Any requests for permission to reproduce the images must be directed to: Robin Dunitz, 503-764-9897, rjdunitz@comcast.net
USC Helen Topping Architecture and Fine Arts Library
Watt Hall 4d, USC, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0294
afa@usc.edu
Description
The tree of the middle place, Los Angeles, 1992, Canoe Storage House (at the park), exterior, Echo Park Avenue and Park Avenue, Echo Park. Done in honor of the 500-year anniversary of the meeting of the old and new worlds and cultures. Shown are native plants of the Americas using Aztec and Mayan symbols, Chumash astrological imagery, and a western European representation of the sun and moon. Acrylic, 9' x 60', by Barbara Benish. Sponsored by Social and Public Art Resource Center. -- Dunitz, Street gallery, rev. 2nd ed., p. 110, #23.
Type
image
Format
4 slides : col.
2 x 2 in.
color slides
slides (photographs)
Identifier
dunitz-0249...-0282
http://doi.org/10.25549/dunitz-c15-1831
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/dunitz-0249.jpg
Subject
Street art
Mural painting and decoration
Endemic plants
Time Period
1992
Place
34.074879,-118.25866
California
Echo Park Avenue and Park Avenue
Echo Park
Los Angeles
USA
Source
University of Southern California [Contributing entity]
dunitz-0249; dunitz-0280; dunitz-0281; dunitz-0282 [Identifying number]
Relation
Dunitz, Robin J. Street Gallery: a guide to 1000 Los Angeles Murals. Los Angeles, CA: RJD Enterprises, c1993; Dunitz, Robin J. Street gallery: a guide to 1000 Los Angeles Murals. Rev. 2nd ed. Los Angeles, CA: RJD Enterprises, c1998
Robin Dunitz Slides of Los Angeles Murals, 1925-2002

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