Los Angeles Central Library Maguire Gardens

Jud Fine (American sculptor, born 1944); Lawrence Halprin (American landscape architect, 1916-2009)
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The Spine
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/152523
Date
1993
Description
Central Library Goodhue building in background; Lucid Fountain and California Newt Pool; Small garden and plaza adjacent to the historic Central Library Goodhue building, part of the Richard Riordan Central Library complex. Jud Fine designed the sculptural program (including steps and fountains), called the Spine, for the Maguire Gardens (named after Maguire-Thomas Partners, heavy investors into the real estate surrounding the Library), which links the Goodhue building with the Bradley wing, opened in 1993. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 7/29/2013)
Type of Work
garden; plaza; fountain; installation (visual work)
Subject
contemporary (1960 to present), cycles or series, typography or calligraphy, writing systems, epigraphy, inscriptions, Twentieth century
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