Fresco on the Guyer fireplace looks down on the family in the living room
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Creator
Brich, George
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Photograph was edited for publication purposes Alfredo Ramos Marti´nez was born on November 12, 1871 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leo´n, Mexico. He was a painter, muralist, and educator. Considered by many to be the 'Father of Mexican Modernism', Ramos Marti´nez is best known for his paintings of traditional Mexican people and scenes. He died on November 8, 1946. Photograph caption dated January 12, 1962 reads "Ken, 5, and Debbie, 9, foreground, and Sondra, 11, enjoy it." The fresco is by Mexican artist Alfredo Ramos Marti´nez. The owner of the home, in Granada Hills, was good friends with Marti´nez.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;36 x 29 cm. Photographic prints
Dwellings--California--Granada Hills (Los Angeles) Murals--California--Granada Hills (Los Angeles) Art--California--Los Angeles Families--California--Los Angeles Living room furniture--California--Los Angeles Interiors--California--Granada Hills (Los Angeles) Fireplaces--California--Los Angeles Girls--California--Los Angeles Boys--California--Los Angeles Brothers and sisters--California--Los Angeles Pet owners--California--Los Angeles Pets--California--Los Angeles Dogs--California--Los Angeles Mantels Guitars Rugs--California--Los Angeles Lamps--California--Los Angeles Granada Hills (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs Ramos Marti´nez, Alfredo,1875?-1946
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