Angel's Beacon - San Pedro, California - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

An abstract sculpture recalling Los Angeles Harbor's importance to the shipping industry and the Angel's Gate Lighthouse at the harbor entrance. Twin spires above the central container ship image evoke the shape of the nearby Vincent Thomas Bridge. It was placed in 1994 and stands in the circular entrance to the day care center (WorldTotsLA)at Harbor Boys & Girls Club, in the Liberty Hill Plaza of the Beacon Street Redevelopment.

Many of the artist's other works can be seen here.

Smithsonian Description:

Dimensions: H 11'6" x W 4'9"
Description: Bronze vertical screen containing harbor and ship elements below navigational stars and satellites. The screen is supported by two semi-circular seats set atop paving with a colored concrete propellar design.
Subject:
Waterscape -- Boat
Waterscape -- Harbor
Waterscape -- Celestial -- Star

TITLE: Angel's Beacon ARTIST(S): Designer: John Okulick Fabricator: Chad Ben-Artzi DATE: 1994 MEDIUM: Bronze CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 78430024 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Port Of Los Angeles Boys & Girls Club (World Tots Daycare) 100 West 5th Street San Pedro, CA 90731-3302 DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: Smithsonian listing says it is located at "Port of Los Angeles, 425 Palos Verdes Street, Administrative building, rotunda, Los Angeles, California;" however it is a block away at the above address. There are star cutouts at the top of the sculpture, but I believe what the description refers to as satellites are actually depictions of lighthouse rays and a lighthouse's Fresnel lens. The lighthouse at the entrance to L.A. Harbor is called the Angel's Gate Lighthouse, and shines with a green light, the color of this sculpture - although that may not have been intentional, since it's made of bronze and has a verdegris patina. The sculpture's title also evokes the lighthouse.

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