Title supplied by cataloger. The Astronomers Monument is a large outdoor concrete sculpture on the front lawn of Griffith Observatory that pays homage to six of the greatest astronomers: Hipparchus, Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton, and Herschel. Artist Archibald Garner designed the sculpture commissioned by the Public Works of Art Project (PWAP). Garner worked with five other artists (each responsible for sculpting one astronomer) including George Stanley responsible for the "Oscar" statuette. The monument was dedicated November 25, 1934, six months before the Observatory opened. Griffith Park was declared Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #942 in 2009. Mt. Hollywood, as seen from the Griffith Observatory on November 24, 1967. On the left is the Astronomers Monument.
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1 slide :color ;5 x 5 cm. Photographic color slides
Griffith Observatory Observatories--California--Los Angeles Pedestrians--California--Los Angeles Statues--California--Los Angeles Sidewalks--California--Los Angeles Lawns--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments Mountains--California, Southern Griffith Park (Los Angeles, Calif.) Santa Monica Mountains (Calif.) Mount Hollywood (Calif.) Slides Garner, Archibald Stanley, George Foerester, Arnold Burnham, Roger Noble,1876-1962 Newell, Gordon(Blair Gordon)
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