US UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Felipe de Neve was the founder of the city of Los Angeles. The 7 foot high statue of De Neve was set in the 1873 pool at the center of the Plaza facing the Plaza Church. The statue was donated by the Daughters of the Golden West. Biographical/Historical Note: Sculptor. Born in Fresno, California. Studied at the Otis Art Institute and with Stanton Macdonald-Wright. Most of his works were executed in bronze. Lion wrote the book SCULPTURE FOR BEGINNERS, and worked on the WPA art project [Smithsonian Archives of American Art]. Handwritten on negative: Henry Lion Text from negative sleeve: Lion, Henry, sculptor Text from newspaper caption: "Text from newspaper caption: Sculptor Completes Work on De Neve Statue: Henry Lion, sculptor, finishing the work of setting the statue of Filipe De Neve in the Plaza for dedication ceremonies tomorrow afternoon," Los Angeles Times, 3/11/1932.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_5720 ark:/21198/zz002cvsvw
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
People Los Angeles Plaza (Los Angeles, Calif.) Sculpture--California--Los Angeles Public sculpture--California--Los Angeles Landmarks Arts Neve, Felipe de, 1724-1784 Lion, Henry, 1900-1966
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