A Mosaic of Innovation Traditional Cache
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Built in 1938, this Glazed mosaic, approximately 38' x 22' was originally designed by Henry Allen Nord, later to be redesigned by Stanton Macdonald Wright and Albert Henry King.
When this mosaic was created for the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, it was reportedly the largest cut-tile mosaic picture in the country and the single biggest achievement of the Federal Arts Project. King supervised the actual execution, which involved the collaborative work of 40 artists. Changing the geometric shapes of tile for each pattern in a design was an innovation of Wright's, and is recognizable in his other southern California mosaics.
In 1979 a major community effort saved the mural from destruction when the municipal auditorium was demolished to make way for a new convention center complex.
The mural was saved and temporarily hanged at its current location in 1982, the exterior parking structure of old Long Beach Plaza, located on the north side of Third Street just west of the Promenade. In 1982 it was declared a City Historical Landmark by the Long Beach City Council.
I'm sure glad this beautiful mosaic of ground-breaking artistic innovation was saved and was secured a spot for all to see with it's Long Beach Historical Landmark Status.
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