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Order Number	00078212
Title	Downtown mural takes a back seat to parking lot
Photographer	Musgrove, Dean.
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HH_b044_f1_i41
Date	1988
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data	Kent Twitchell painted this mural on the north wall of the Victor Clothing Co. building. The five-story mural measures 70'h x 70'w, and was painted with latex and acrylic on masonry; it took him three years to complete.
Description	Photograph caption reads: "A Latino bride and groom gaze out from behind a high-rise parking structure still under construction at Broadway and Second Street. The majestic 70-foot painting by one of the city's most active muralists, Kent Twitchell, has been a downtown landmark for more than a dozen years but will be totally erased from view with the completion of the garage". Photograph dated: June 18, 1988.
Subject	Public art--California--Los Angeles. Urban beautification--California--Los Angeles. Murals--California--Los Angeles. Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs. Herald-Examiner Collection photographs. Twitchell, Kent.
Format	Photographic prints
Credits	Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation.
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 Herald Examiner Photo Collection