Author: Los Angeles County Public LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
History of the Los Angeles County Free Library 1912-1927
Author: Los Angeles County Public LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Books and Notes
Author: Los Angeles County Public LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1364
Book Description
The Los Angeles Central Library
Author: Kenneth A. BreischPublisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 1606064908
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
In the most comprehensive investigation of the Los Angeles Public Library’s early history and architectural genesis ever undertaken, Kenneth Breisch chronicles the institution’s first six decades, from its founding as a private library association in 1872 through the completion of the iconic Central Library building in 1933. During this time, the library evolved from an elite organization ensconced in two rooms in downtown LA into one of the largest public library systems in the United States—with architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue’s building, a beloved LA landmark, as its centerpiece. Goodhue developed a new style, fully integrating the building’s sculptural and epigraphic program with its architectural forms to express a complex iconography. Working closely with sculptor Lee Oskar Lawrie and philosopher Hartley Burr Alexander, he created a great civic monument that, combined with the library’s murals, embodies an overarching theme: the light of learning. “A building should read like a book, from its title entrance to its alley colophon,” wrote Alexander—a narrative approach to design that serves as a key to understanding Goodhue’s architectural gem. Breisch draws on a wealth of primary source material to tell the story of one of the most important American buildings of the twentieth century and illuminates the formation of an indispensible modern public institution: the American public library.
News Notes of California Libraries
Author: California State LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 1156
Book Description
Vols. for 1971- include annual reports and statistical summaries.
Library Literature 1921-1932
Author: Proceedings
Author: The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author: In Pursuit of Library History
Author: John David MarshallPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Dictionary Catalog
Author: Columbia University. Libraries. Library of the School of Library ServicePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 976
Book Description
Books and Notes
Author: Los Angeles County Public LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 748
Book Description