Big and brash, Watts Towers breathe L.A.
The article provides information on the Watts Towers sculpture made by Italian immigrant Simon Rodia in south Los Angeles, California from 1921 to 1955. Hand tools and a window washer's harness were used by Rodia for the piece. Scavenged materials like sea shells and ceramic tile were utilized as or...
| Publicado en: | Architectural Record Vol. 194; no. 5; pp. 77 - 79 |
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BNP Media
May2006
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| Sumario: | The article provides information on the Watts Towers sculpture made by Italian immigrant Simon Rodia in south Los Angeles, California from 1921 to 1955. Hand tools and a window washer's harness were used by Rodia for the piece. Scavenged materials like sea shells and ceramic tile were utilized as ornaments. Rodia felt that more meaning were attached to his work than there really was according to David Wessel, principal in charge at Architectural Resources Group. |
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