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
The party at Lan-T'ing, 1991. Los Angeles Public Library, Chinatown branch, exterior, 850 Yale Street (mural on College St.), Chinatown. Chinese achievements in music, literature, and art are shown in the context of a party of important artists organized by the great Chinese calligrapher and poet, Wang Xi-Zhi, approximately 1700 years ago. A scroll documenting the event that Wang created after the party became an important part of Chinese art history. While there are many replicas throughout China, the original scroll is believed buried in the tomb of an emperor of the Tang dynasty. The artist's use of non-paint materials and his layering of colors are both techniques from traditional lacquer painting. Acrylic, glitter, sequins, eggshells, and pieces of costume jewelry, 17' x 40', by Shiyan Zhang, assisted by Celia Ko, DeQing Wang, Jack Wu II, and Anthony Mendoza. Sponsored by Social and Public Art Resource Center. -- Dunitz, Street gallery, rev. 2nd ed., p. 54, #83.
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image
Format
2 slides : col. 2 x 2 in. color slides slides (photographs)
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