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George Sprague seated at a piano, circa 1930-1939

Description:
This is probably George Newman Sprague, an architect who earned his Master's Degree in Architecture from Harvard University, opened his office in Los Angeles in 1930, taught at USC and the Art Center, married Katherine Devlin in 1931, and who lived in Chadd's Ford, PA from 1947 on. Will Connell taught at the art Center during the time that Sprague was there.
Date:
[circa 1930-1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
George Sprague seated at a piano, circa 1930-1939

Franz Geritz with his wife Josephine and daughters Ferenc and Mariska, Los Angeles, 1930

Description:
Franz Geritz, painter, printmaker, illustrator, writer and educator, was born in Budapest, Hungary. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1909, and graduated from the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland where he studied with Perham Nahl, Zavier Martinez and Frank Van Sloun. He taught block printing at the University of California Extension, Los Angeles for ten years; created block prints of views in Yosemite, Shasta, Mono Lake and Zion; was a member of the California Society of Etchers and California Printmakers; exhibited in group shows and had a solo exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum in 1926. His work is represented in collections of the Library of Congress, the Brooklyn Museum and many city and county libraries in California.
Date:
1930
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Franz Geritz with his wife Josephine and daughters Ferenc and Mariska, Los Angeles, 1930

Kenneth Adams in his studio, Ranchos de Taos, 1932

Description:
Kenneth Miller Adams studied with G.M. Stone in Topeka, at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students League in New York, and then travelled to Italy and France for further instruction. He summered in Woodstock, NY with Andrew Dasburg, painting the landscape and developing his skills as a modernist. In 1924 Adams moved to Taos and became the last and youngest member of the Taos Society of Artists. He was also one of the most emotionally taught at the University of New Mexico, Taos. In 1938 He moved to Albuquerque during the winters, where he worked on nudes, portraits and still life, returning to Taos in the summer to focus on Indian subjects, with whom he had a close connection. He taught at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, as well, eventually earning a tenured professorship and a membership to the National Academy of Design.
Date:
1932
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Kenneth Adams in his studio, Ranchos de Taos, 1932

Hilda Adams and painter Kenneth Adams at home, Ranchos de Taos, 1932

Description:
Kenneth Miller Adams studied with G.M. Stone in Topeka, at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students League in New York, and then travelled to Italy and France for further instruction. He summered in Woodstock, NY with Andrew Dasburg, painting the landscape and developing his skills as a modernist. In 1924 Adams moved to Taos and became the last and youngest member of the Taos Society of Artists. He was also one of the most emotionally taught at the University of New Mexico, Taos. In 1938 He moved to Albuquerque during the winters, where he worked on nudes, portraits and still life, returning to Taos in the summer to focus on Indian subjects, with whom he had a close connection. He taught at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, as well, eventually earning a tenured professorship and a membership to the National Academy of Design.
Date:
1932
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Hilda Adams and painter Kenneth Adams at home, Ranchos de Taos, 1932

Paul Sample, artist, Pasadena, circa 1935

Description:
Paul Starrett Sample was an American artist who portrayed life in New England in the middle of the 20th Century with a style that showed elements of Social Realism and Regionalism. He went to Los Angeles in the 1920's to study at Otis Art Institute, and was on the faculty of the University of Southern California in the school of architecture from 1926 to 1938, when he left to assume a teaching position at Dartmouth College.
Date:
[circa 1935]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Paul Sample, artist, Pasadena, circa 1935

H. H. West, Jr. poses on the front porch of the West's residence, Los Angeles, 1944

Description:
Photograph of H. H. West, Jr. posing on the front porch of the West's residence on North Ridgewood Place. H. H. West, Jr. is viewed from a slight worm's-eye view. He stands left-of-center, beneath the arch of the front porch and looks to the camera. H. H. West, Jr. just arrived in Los Angeles from Attu, Alaska. He is dressed in his military uniform. Behind him, a door to the building stands in partial view along the right edge. Its number plate reads, "83[...]." At left, a small, arched window is cut into the side of the porch at left.
Date:
[circa June, 1944]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West, Jr. poses on the front porch of the West's residence, Los Angeles, 1944

Harold E. Pomeroy, director of Los Angeles County Relief Administration, Los Angeles County, 1935

Description:
Portrait photograph of Harold E. Pomeroy, who was assistant director and director of public relations of the Los Angeles County Relief Administration, the local branch of the State Emergency Relief Administration (S.E.R.A.). S.E.R.A. provided relief funds during the Great Depression.
Date:
[July 29, 1935?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Harold E. Pomeroy, director of Los Angeles County Relief Administration, Los Angeles County, 1935

Eugene M. Brown, regional agent for the State Emergency Relief Administration, and executive secretary for Los Angeles County Emergency Relief Commission, Los Angeles County, 1934

Description:
Eugene M. Brown was the regional agent of the State Emergency Relief Administration for Los Angeles County, and was charged, along with several others, with conspiracy to defraud the government in 1934. He was also the executive secretary for the Los Angeles County Emergency Relief Commission. Charges were eventually dismissed.
Date:
1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Eugene M. Brown, regional agent for the State Emergency Relief Administration, and executive secretary for Los Angeles County Emergency Relief Commission, Los Angeles County, 1934