Nuestra Reina de Los Angeles
(Lady of the Lake) (1934-35)
Ada May Sharpless
DESCRIPTION: 14-foot high poured concrete statue/sculpture, mounted on a stepped 2-foot by 2-foot pedestal faced with four bas reliefs
This sculpture by Ada May Sharpless was installed in 1935 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 was installed at the peninsula edge of Echo Park Lake, 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.
After decades of deterioration the sculpture was placed in storage in 1986, during which it received major conservation and re-installation by the City of Los Angeles in 1999. Its official title reported in 1935 at its installation was "Nuestra Reina de Los Angeles" / "Our Queen of the Angels," and the sculpture's current plaque mentions its popular name of "Lady of the Lake."
This sculpture by Ada May Sharpless was installed in 1935 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 was installed at the peninsula edge of Echo Park Lake, 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.
After decades of deterioration the sculpture was placed in storage in 1986, during which it received major conservation and re-installation by the City of Los Angeles in 1999. Its official title reported in 1935 at its installation was "Nuestra Reina de Los Angeles" / "Our Queen of the Angels," and the sculpture's current plaque mentions its popular name of "Lady of the Lake."
DETAIL:
LOCATION: north end of Echo Park Lake, Echo Park, 751 Echo Park Avenue, Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
