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
Map makers of the world, 1939, Virgil Junior High School, interior library, 152 North Vermont Avenue (near Beverly Boulevard). On the south wall are Norseman Leif Erickson landing on Vineland, Marco Polo arriving at the court of Kublai Khan, and Columbus landing on an island in the Bahamas. On the north wall are Magellan passing through the stormy straits in 1568, Captain Cook exploring the South Sea Islands, and Admiral Byrd in Antarctica. 2 panels, 3' x 30' (each), by Bessie Peirce Heller. Sponsored by Federal Art Program. -- Dunitz, Street gallery, rev. 2nd ed., p. 70, #6.
Type
image
Format
4 slides : col. 2 x 2 in. color slides slides (photographs)
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