Dr. William A. Bryan, Julia Bracken Wendt, John S. McGroarty, and Mrs. A. S. C. Forbes pose with the bust of McGroarty, Los Angeles, 1934

Item Overview

Title

Dr. William A. Bryan, Julia Bracken Wendt, John S. McGroarty, and Mrs. A. S. C. Forbes pose with the bust of McGroarty, Los Angeles, 1934

Date Created

October 1934

Date

1934-10

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Dr. Bryan and Julia stand on one side of the bust and John McGroarty and Mrs. Forbes stand on the other. Julia leans one elbow against the bust.
Photograph appears with the headline, "Bronzed Image of Poet Laureate Given Los Angeles," Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct 1934: A5.

Caption

Text from newspaper caption: Dr. W. A. Bryan, curator of the Los Angeles Museum; Mrs. Julia Bracken Wendt, sculptress; John Steven McGroarty, California poet laureate, and Mrs. A. S. C. Forbes, founder of the California History and Landmarks Club, were the principals Thursday afternoon in a dramatic scene when a bronze bust of Mr. McGroarty was unveiled at club headquarters. The bust, made by MRs. Wendt, was presented to the city of Los Angeles and will be placed in the rotunda of the museum - a signal honor for the poet laureate and an appreciated work done by lovers of California history.
Text from negative sleeve: John S. Mc Groarty Cultural Center
Handwritten on negative: L+R Dr. W. A. Bryan, Julia Bradsen, John S. Mc Groarty, Mrs. A. S. C. Forbes

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

news photographs
cellulose nitrate film

Names

Bryan, William Alanson, 1875-1942
McGroarty, John Steven, 1862-1944
Wendt, Julia Bracken, 1870-1942
Forbes, A. S. C., Mrs.

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Sculptors--American--California--Los Angeles
Curators--American--California--Los Angeles
Poets--California--Los Angeles
Sculpture--California--Los Angeles