Author: Los Angeles Public LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 14
Book Description
Los Angeles Public Library, 1872-1920
Author: Los Angeles Public LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 14
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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.
Los Angeles Central Library, Los Angeles, California
Author: Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer AssociatesPublisher:
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages :
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The Los Angeles Public Library
Author: League of Women Voters of Los AngelesPublisher: Los Angeles : League of Women Voters of Los Angeles
ISBN:
Category : Library surveys
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Los Angeles Central Library, Los Angeles, California
Author: Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer AssociatesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Decoration and ornament, Architectural
Languages : en
Pages :
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Library Books
Author: Los Angeles Public LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Libraries of Los Angeles and Vicinity
Author: Ralph Lester PowerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
G.K. Hall Publications in Central Library of the Los Angeles Public Library System
Author: Los Angeles Public Library. Central LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
Monthly Bulletin of the Los Angeles Public Library
Author: Los Angeles Public LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
A Survey of the Users of the Los Angeles Central Library
Author: Jerome CushmanPublisher:
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Category : Library use studies
Languages : en
Pages :
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