A front-row seat to the stunning architecture of the Los Angeles Central Library
Mosaic–like dome decorations by Julian E. Garnsey and the globe chandelier, which is part of a model of the solar system, are part of the Lodwrick M. Cook Rotunda at the downtown’s Central Library.
Learn more about the history of downtown’s Central Library as the Society of Architectural Historians/Southern California Chapter hosts a salon with Arnold Schwartzman and Stephen Gee, authors of the new book “Los Angeles Central Library: A History of its Art and Architecture” on Aug. 21.
Gee and Schwartzman are scheduled to discuss and share images of the 1926 Bertram Goodhue design as well as the 1993 restoration and addition by Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates.
The salon is set for 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Aug. 21 in the Salle Moderne at the Art Deco Southwestern School of Law, (formerly Bullocks Wilshire), 3050 Wilshire Blvd. Attendees can tour the Central Hall, Period Rooms, Cactus Lounge and Tea Room. Advance tickets are required; SAH/SCC members, $15; non-members, $25.
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