History of the Los Angeles County Free Library 1912-1927
Author : Los Angeles County Public Library
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Page : 52 pages
File Size : 44,80 MB
Release : 1927
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Author : Los Angeles County Public Library
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Page : 52 pages
File Size : 44,80 MB
Release : 1927
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Author : Kenneth A. Breisch
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 40,94 MB
Release : 2016-12-21
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1606064908
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.
Author : Los Angeles County Public Library
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Page : 1364 pages
File Size : 26,12 MB
Release : 1926
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Page : 450 pages
File Size : 23,36 MB
Release : 1934
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Author : California State Library
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Page : 1156 pages
File Size : 24,4 MB
Release : 1928
Category : Libraries
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Vols. for 1971- include annual reports and statistical summaries.
Author : John David Marshall
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Page : 116 pages
File Size : 27,17 MB
Release : 1961
Category : Libraries
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Page : 138 pages
File Size : 25,50 MB
Release : 1961
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Author : Los Angeles County Public Library
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Page : 748 pages
File Size : 50,74 MB
Release : 1926
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Page : 636 pages
File Size : 27,39 MB
Release : 1937
Category : Catalogs, Union
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Page : 712 pages
File Size : 25,85 MB
Release : 1968
Category : Union catalogs
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