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Order Number	00091347
Title	Sunset Tower, West Hollywood
Photographer	Westwood, Carol.
Collection ID	Carol Westwood Collection Los Angeles Photographers Collection
Location/Accession	GPC_b019_f4_i59
Date	1979
Physical Description	1 transparency :35mm., color ;5 x 5 cm.
Historical Data	The extensive portfolio of photographic artist Carol Westwood (1942-2011), a native New Yorker who lived in Los Angeles for many years, includes a diverse array of subjects: animals, nudes, American and European cities, and portraits. Additionally, she worked on special and still photography for numerous motion picture and television productions in Hollywood; the archive of her entertainment and celebrity images was distributed internationally by Gamma, Liaison International, Stone Images, and Getty images from 1988-2003.
Description	Looking out towards the iconic Sunset Tower in West Hollywood from a balcony at the Sunset Hyatt Hotel (later Andaz West Hollywood). In 1929, Leland A. Bryant, an architect known for luxurious structures, designed the Art Deco Sunset Tower, located at 8358 Sunset Blvd. Since its opening in 1931, the hotel has served as the residence for many celebrities, including Frank Sinatra, Howard Hughes, Elizabeth Taylor, Zasu Pitts, Bugsy Siegel, Errol Flynn and Marilyn Monroe. Additionally, it has appeared in a number of films and books.
Subject	Sunset Tower (West Hollywood, Calif.). Hotels--California--West Hollywood. Art deco (Architecture)--California--West Hollywood. Streets--California--West Hollywood. Dwellings--California--West Hollywood. Sunset Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.). Sunset Strip (West Hollywood, Calif.). West Hollywood (Calif.). Los Angeles Photographers Collection photographs. Carol Westwood Collection photographs. Cityscape photographs Panoramic views Dye coupler transparencies. Bryant, Leland A.
Coverage	1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1975; 1976; 1977; 1978; 1979; 1980
Format	Photographic color slides
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	Los Angeles Photographers Photo Collection