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Description
Order Number
00043271
Title
Central
Library
rotunda
Studio
Mott Studios.
Collection ID
Los Angeles Public Library Institutional Collection
Location/Accession
LAPL_IPC_b005_f1
;
C-5
(420)
4X5
Physical Description
1
photographic
print
:b&w
Historical Data
Central
Library
,
located
at
630
W
.
5th
Street
in
downtown
Los
Angeles
, was
designed
by
architects
Bertram
G
.
Goodhue
and
Carlton
M
.
Winslow
.
Constructed
between
1922-1926
,
it
was
designed
to
mimic
the
architecture
of
ancient
Egypt
,
complete
with a
tiled
mosaic
pyramid
tower
and
many
beautiful
murals
throughout
.
Tragic
fires
in
1986
destroyed
part
of the
building
along
with
20
percent
of the
library's
collection
,
prompting
a
closure
for
6
years
while
restoration
took
place
. The
renovation
was
completed
in
1993
, and the
library
reopened
on
October
3
,
1993
. The
Los
Angeles
Public
Library
is
the
third
largest
public
library
in the
United
States
in
terms
of
books
and
periodical
holdings
,
boasting
over
6
million
volumes
.
It
was
added
to the
National
Register
of
Historical
Places
in
1970
-
Building
#70000136
.
Description
Julian
C
.
Garnsey
designed
the
ornate
mosaic-like
dome
of the
Library's
rotunda
. The
sunburst
image
located
directly
above
the
globe
chandelier
mirrors
the
sunburst
design
of the
pyramid
on
top
of the
building
, a
further
illustration
of the
building's
theme
: "the
light
of
learning
". The
chandelier
that
hangs
from the
rotunda's
ceiling
was
designed
by
Goodhue
Associates
,
modeled
by
Lee
Lawrie
, and
manufactured
by the
Thomas
Day
Company
of
Los
Angeles
.
It
measures
9
feet
in
diameter
,
is
composed
of
cast
bronze
,
weighs
one
ton
, and
is
part
of a
model
of the
solar
system
. This
entire
area
sustained
some
smoke
damage
during
the
fire
that
ravaged
the
upper
levels
of
Central
Library
,
April
29
,
1986
.
Subject
Central Library (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Los Angeles Public Library.
Decoration and ornament, Architectural--California--Los Angeles.
Murals--California--Los Angeles.
Chandeliers--California--Los Angeles.
Libraries--California--Los Angeles.
Rotundas--California--Los Angeles.
Interiors--California--Los Angeles.
Goodhue, Bertram Grosvenor,1869-1924.
Winslow, Carlton M.
Garnsey, Julian E.(Julian Ellsworth),b. 1887.
Lawrie, Lee,1877-1963.
Bertram G. Goodhue Associates.
Thomas Day Company (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Format
Photographic prints
Reproduction Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at
http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html
for additional information.
Internal Notes
Additional
print
:
00078433
.
Sub-Collection Name
Los Angeles Public Library Institutional Photo Collection
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