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Title
Group attending the dedication of the Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Co. murals titled "The Negro in California History," Los Angeles, 1949
Alternative Title
G.S.M. Murals Conference and Dedication of artwork
Date Created and/or Issued
1949
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
Rights Information
spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Description
Group gathered following the unveiling of the two murals titled “The Negro in California History” in the lobby of the Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company’s new home office building (4261 S. Central Ave.). The murals were painted by artists Hale Woodruff and Charles Alston and installed on the lower walls of the Roman travertine against which the group is standing. Left to right: George Beavers, Jr., chairman of the board, Golden State Mutual; Charlotta Bass, Publisher of the California Eagle, pulled the cord to unveil the Charles Alston Mural; Norman O. Houston, President, Golden State Mutual; Gussie Woods, mother of Hale Woodruff, pulled the cord to unveil the Woodruff mural; and Titus Alexander, member of the California Historical Society who aided in the research upon which the murals are based.
Type
image
Identifier
uclalsc_1889_b01_f17_006.tif
ark:/21198/z1kw7034
Subject
Dedications
Murals
Alexander, Titus N., 1869-1952
Bass, Charlotta A., 1880-1969
Woods, Gussie
Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Co
Beavers, George A. (George Allen), Jr., 1891-1989
Houston, Norman O. (Norman Oliver), 1893-1981
Source
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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