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Statue of Ludwig van Beethoven in Pershing Square the day of its unveiling, Los Angeles, 1932-1939

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Title: Statue of Ludwig van Beethoven in Pershing Square the day of its unveiling, Los Angeles, 1932-1939
Date Created and/or Issued: [October 14, 1932]
1932-10-14
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Photograph of the statue of Ludwig van Beethoven in Pershing Square. The work is signed by the sculptor, by Arnold Foerster, on the lower right corner of the granite base. The inscription on the base reads: "Beethoven. Dedicated to William Andrews Clark, Jr., Founder of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra."
Text from negative sleeve: Beethoven. Statue of in Pershing Sq.
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_1092
ark:/21198/zz002dbgs6
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Pershing Square (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Public sculpture--California--Los Angeles
Plazas--California--Los Angeles
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827--Statues
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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