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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated July 13, 1961 reads, "They sculpt, plunk, paint at Valley Art Center, 5115 White Oak Ave., Encino. Mrs. Herbert Hoffman, left, shown with Art Center instructor Ben Brisken, lops off a particle of clay, while Morris and Lorna O'Leary, second picture, strum a lesson from the center's guitar class. In the third picture Mrs. Marjorie Simpson dabs in oils under the scrutiny of George Rutzen, her teacher at the Art Center. Also looking on is Tove, Rutzen's daughter, in a portrait he painted."; See images #00118962 through #00118964 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Valley Center of Arts Valley Center of Arts--Employees Art centers--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Art teachers--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Art students--California--Los Angeles Artists--California--Los Angeles Clay figurines--California--Los Angeles Models (Clay, plaster, etc.) Artists' tools--California--Los Angeles Paintings Encino (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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