George C. Page Museum Frieze - Los Angeles, CA
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N 34° 03.827 W 118° 21.326
11S E 374917 N 3770056
The frieze encompasses the entire front of the museum.
Waymark Code: WMPC15
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 08/06/2015
Views: 6
The artwork is on the front of the building, about 50-60 feet above the pavement and features animal of the Ice Age area that died in the nearby La Brea Tar Pits. Taken from Wikipedia, "The George C. Page Museum, part of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, was built next to the tar pits in Hancock Park on Wilshire Boulevard. Construction began in 1975, and the museum opened to the public in 1977.[10] It tells the story of the tar pits and presents specimens from them. Visitors can walk around the park and see the tar pits. On the grounds of the park are life-size models of prehistoric animals in or near the tar pits. Of more than 100 pits, only Pit 91 is still regularly excavated by researchers and can be seen at the Pit 91 viewing station. Paleontologists supervise and direct the work of volunteers."
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TITLE: George C. Page Museum Frieze
ARTIST(S): Paz, Manuel, sculptor. Thorton and Fagan Architects, architectural firm.
DATE: April 1977
MEDIUM: Fiberglass.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS CA001329
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
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