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DESCRIPTION: 10-foot high by 4-foot by 2-foot bronze sculpture, mounted on a 5-foot granite pedestal
This statue is one of several copies of Adolphe Roberton's 1895 piece. Other copies reside mostly in France. It was first installed in 1964 on the south lawn of the French Hospital at 531 W. College Street. When the building was under renovation by a subsequent owner, the statue was donated and moved to an outdoor garden area of the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles in September 2019. (Source: C.C. de Vere, Frenchtown Confidential, Sept. 7, 2019)
This statue is one of several copies of Adolphe Roberton's 1895 piece. Other copies reside mostly in France. It was first installed in 1964 on the south lawn of the French Hospital at 531 W. College Street. When the building was under renovation by a subsequent owner, the statue was donated and moved to an outdoor garden area of the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles in September 2019. (Source: C.C. de Vere, Frenchtown Confidential, Sept. 7, 2019)
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W. COLLEGE STREET (FRENCH HOSPITAL) LOCATION
from the French Hospital dedication plaque:
In memory of Louise and Frank Clos and Antoine Barthe. Jeanne Clos and Leonie Clos White and Beverly Hills Parlor no. 289,Native Daughters of the Golden West, July 1964.LOCATION: north corner of Healing Garden, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, 4650 Sunset Blvd., Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, USA
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