The files represent Ms. Dunitz' personal collection of materials collected over the years of her involvement in documenting and preserving Los Angeles murals. They are available for consultation in the Helen Topping Architecture and Fine Arts Library, University of Southern California. For an appointment, contact the Library at (213) 740-1956. The images are accessible for fair use. However, muralists retain all rights to their work, and Robin Dunitz retains copyright for the images. Any requests for permission to reproduce the images must be directed to: Robin Dunitz, 503-764-9897, rjdunitz@comcast.net USC Helen Topping Architecture and Fine Arts Library Watt Hall 4d, USC, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0294 afa@usc.edu
Description
Rancho Dominguez Historical, Dominguez, 1992. Dominguez School, Kindergarten Building, exterior rear, 21250 South Santa Fe Avenue (at Monroe Street), Dominguez. The legacy of Rancho Dominguez, granted to Jose Dominguez in 1782, beginning with the people and flora of pre-Spanish California. Among the significant historical episodes depicted are a Spanish ship approaching Rattle Snake Island (now San Pedro), the arrival of the railroad, the country's first air show at Dominguez Hill in 1910, the Great Flood of 1914, and the oil boom during the 1920s. The second panel is of the modern Long Beach-Carson area. Acrylic, 2 panels, 106' long, by Joseph Giri. Sponsored by Public Corporation of the Arts. -- Dunitz, Street gallery, rev. 2nd ed., p. 263, #47.
Type
image
Format
2 slides : col. 2 x 2 in. color slides slides (photographs)
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