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DESCRIPTION: 14-foot high poured concrete statue/sculpture, mounted on a stepped 2-foot by 2-foot pedestal faced with four bas reliefs
This 1935 sculpture by Ada May Sharpless was installed as part of the Public Works of Art Project (PWAP), and according to media reports was a great success with the surrounding neighborhood. For this piece, Sharpless used the newly popular poured concrete material and technique, commonly called "liquid stone." The sculpture is mounted on a 4-sided pedestal faced with bas reliefs of the Hollywood Bowl, the Los Angeles harbor, the San Gabriel mountains, and the Los Angeles Central Library.
Contrary to the sculpture's updated 1999 plaque, the original official title was "Nuestra Reina de Los Angeles" / "Our Queen of the Angels." It later became popularly known as "Lady of the Lake" due to its prominent location at the small peninsula of Echo Park Lake.
After decades of deterioration the sculpture was placed in storage in 1986, and received major conservation and re-installation by the City of Los Angeles in 1999.
This 1935 sculpture by Ada May Sharpless was installed as part of the Public Works of Art Project (PWAP), and according to media reports was a great success with the surrounding neighborhood. For this piece, Sharpless used the newly popular poured concrete material and technique, commonly called "liquid stone." The sculpture is mounted on a 4-sided pedestal faced with bas reliefs of the Hollywood Bowl, the Los Angeles harbor, the San Gabriel mountains, and the Los Angeles Central Library.
Contrary to the sculpture's updated 1999 plaque, the original official title was "Nuestra Reina de Los Angeles" / "Our Queen of the Angels." It later became popularly known as "Lady of the Lake" due to its prominent location at the small peninsula of Echo Park Lake.
After decades of deterioration the sculpture was placed in storage in 1986, and received major conservation and re-installation by the City of Los Angeles in 1999.
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LOCATION: north end of Echo Park Lake, Echo Park, 751 Echo Park Avenue, Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
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