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Order Number	00077073
Title	"Wedding of Ivanhoe and Rowena", Central Library
Studio	Mott Studios.
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	L.A.-Libraries-LAPL-Central Library-Departments.
Date	Circa 195-?
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;14 x 11 cm. on sheet 26 x 21 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
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	Interior view of the Children's Department at Los Angeles Central Library. A life-size mural illustrating Sir Walter Scott's story of "Ivanhoe" - specifically the wedding of Ivanhoe and Rowena - grace the wall above the bookshelves and doorway. Julian E. Garnsey and A.W. Parsons painted a total of ten friezes depicting different Ivanhoe scenes on the walls surrounding the Children's Department. Miraculously, this department did not sustain damage during the fire that ravaged the upper levels of Central Library on April 29, 1986. When the library re-opened its doors on October 3, 1993, the Children's Department had been relocated to a different section within the building, and the International Languages Department relocated to the section pictured in this photograph.
Subject	Scott, Walter,--1771-1832.--Ivanhoe. Los Angeles Public Library. Central Library (Los Angeles, Calif.). Murals--California--Los Angeles. Libraries--California--Los Angeles. Interiors--California--Los Angeles. Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments. Garnsey, Julian E.(Julian Ellsworth),b. 1887. Goodhue, Bertram Grosvenor,1869-1924. Winslow, Carlton M. Parsons, A. W.(Anthony William),1928- Downtown Los Angeles (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.
Sub-Collection Name	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection