Los Angeles Public Library murals and iconographic program (supervision)

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The Los Angeles Public Library murals and iconographic program (supervision) is the coordinated decorative and symbolic artwork scheme created for the library’s interior, integrating murals and iconography into a unified architectural and cultural narrative.


Statements (36)
Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural decorative program
iconographic program
public art program
appliesTo interior spaces of Los Angeles Public Library
audience visitors of Los Angeles Public Library
context 20th-century American public art
Los Angeles civic architecture
country United States of America
surface form: "United States"
describedAs coordinated decorative and symbolic artwork scheme
unified mural and iconographic program for a public library
function aesthetic enhancement of library interior
symbolic representation of library mission
visual education
goal to communicate cultural and historical narratives through imagery
to integrate art and architecture in a public institution
hasPart Los Angeles Public Library murals and iconographic program (supervision)
surface form: "Los Angeles Public Library iconographic scheme"

Los Angeles Public Library murals and iconographic program (supervision)
surface form: "Los Angeles Public Library interior murals"

symbolic decorative elements of Los Angeles Public Library
integrates architectural decoration
iconography
murals
location Los Angeles Public Library
surface form: "Central Library, Los Angeles"

Los Angeles
surface form: "Los Angeles, California"
medium architectural ornament
mural painting
partOf Los Angeles Public Library
purpose to create a unified architectural and cultural narrative
relatesTo iconology
library architecture
muralism
subjectOf research on iconography in civic architecture
studies of public art in libraries
theme civic identity of Los Angeles
history and culture of Los Angeles
knowledge and learning
usedIn public library architecture

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Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue designed Los Angeles Public Library murals and iconographic program (supervision)
Los Angeles Public Library murals and iconographic program (supervision) hasPart Los Angeles Public Library murals and iconographic program (supervision)
this entity surface form: "Los Angeles Public Library interior murals"
Los Angeles Public Library murals and iconographic program (supervision) hasPart Los Angeles Public Library murals and iconographic program (supervision)
this entity surface form: "Los Angeles Public Library iconographic scheme"

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