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Woman with cat, probably the wife of artist Stanley Reckless, in the studio of their Silver Lake home, Los Angeles, 1930-1939

Description:
Stanley Reckless was born Stanley Zbytniewski. In 1913 he enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), studied under Daniel Garber. In 1915, 1916 he was awarded 2 Cresson Traveling Scholarships, and traveled to Paris, enrolling briefly at the Academie Julian. In 1920 he moved to Lumberville, Pennsylvania and started exhibiting at PAFA, the National Academy of Design, and the Corcoran Gallery of Art. In 1924 he settled in New Hope, Pennsylvania, where he painted the landscape and shared a studio with Charles Hargens. In 1930 he moved to California where he painted portraits of members of the film industry. He co-founded the Art Center School in Los Angeles.
Date:
[between 1930-1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Woman with cat, probably the wife of artist Stanley Reckless, in the studio of their Silver Lake home, Los Angeles, 1930-1939

Will Harrison and his wife Evelyn Harrison (probably) in a comic pose with another man behind the curtain holding a rifle, Santa Fe (probably), 1930-1948

Description:
Comical photograph of Will Harrison seated in a wicker chair with a dog in his lap and with his wife, Evelyn (probably) standing next to him with studding in her dress, and another man behind the drape holding a rifle.
Date:
[between 1930-1948]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Will Harrison and his wife Evelyn Harrison (probably) in a comic pose with another man behind the curtain holding a rifle, Santa Fe (probably), 1930-1948

Vaudeville (?) act with two men in front of a stage curtain, 1920-1939

Description:
Photograph of two men standing in front of a stage curtain, dressed in 3-piece suits, performing a vaudeville act, with one man playing a ukulele and singing with his mouth wide open next to another man who is frowning, holds a finger over the ear closest to the singer and holds his other hand over his stomach.
Date:
[between 1920-1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Vaudeville (?) act with two men in front of a stage curtain, 1920-1939

Technician engraving the bell of a brass horn at the F. E. Olds and Son plant, Los Angeles, 1933-1939

Description:
Technician applying engraved foliate decoration to the bell of a brass horn with a knife-like tool at the F. E. Olds and Son plant (probably a cornet, trumpet or trombone). Several engraving tools and a bowl of water (?) are on the work bench in front of him. He holds the horn with a piece of cloth and the bell of the horn rests on a piece of cloth. He wears a visor and a leather apron.
Date:
[between 1933 to 1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Technician engraving the bell of a brass horn at the F. E. Olds and Son plant, Los Angeles, 1933-1939

Stanley Reckless seated in the studio of his Silver Lake home, Los Angeles, 1930-1939

Description:
Stanley Reckless was born Stanley Zbytniewski. In 1913 he enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), studied under Daniel Garber. In 1915, 1916 he was awarded 2 Cresson Traveling Scholarships, and traveled to Paris, enrolling briefly at the Academie Julian. In 1920 he moved to Lumberville, Pennsylvania and started exhibiting at PAFA, the National Academy of Design, and the Corcoran Gallery of Art. In 1924 he settled in New Hope, Pennsylvania, where he painted the landscape and shared a studio with Charles Hargens. In 1930 he moved to California where he painted portraits of members of the film industry. He co-founded the Art Center School in Los Angeles.
Date:
[between 1930-1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Stanley Reckless seated in the studio of his Silver Lake home, Los Angeles, 1930-1939

Stanley Reckless seated in the studio of his Silver Lake home, Los Angeles, 1930-1939

Description:
Photographic portrait of artist Stanley Reckless seated in his studio wearing light-colored trousers, a white shirt and light-colored tie, and holding a drink and a cigarette. Visible behind him are 3 paintings on the wall, and the backs of 2 paintings leaning against the wall.
Date:
[between 1930-1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Stanley Reckless seated in the studio of his Silver Lake home, Los Angeles, 1930-1939

Stanley Reckless seated in the studio of his Silver Lake home, Los Angeles, 1930-1939

Description:
Artist Stanley Reckless seated of the edge of a table in his studio holding paint brushes and wearing a white shirt and tie and light-colored trousers. He is gazing towards a painting on an easel, the back of which is visible on the left. Canvases are stacked on the floor on the right and a pleated curtain fills the background below clerestory windows above.
Date:
[between 1930-1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Stanley Reckless seated in the studio of his Silver Lake home, Los Angeles, 1930-1939

Stanley Reckless painting in the studio of his Silver Lake home as his wife (?) observes, Los Angeles, 1930-1939

Description:
Stanley Reckless was born Stanley Zbytniewski. In 1913 he enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), studied under Daniel Garber. In 1915, 1916 he was awarded 2 Cresson Traveling Scholarships, and traveled to Paris, enrolling briefly at the Academie Julian. In 1920 he moved to Lumberville, Pennsylvania and started exhibiting at PAFA, the National Academy of Design, and the Corcoran Gallery of Art. In 1924 he settled in New Hope, Pennsylvania, where he painted the landscape and shared a studio with Charles Hargens. In 1930 he moved to California where he painted portraits of members of the film industry. He co-founded the Art Center School in Los Angeles.
Date:
[between 1930-1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Stanley Reckless painting in the studio of his Silver Lake home as his wife (?) observes, Los Angeles, 1930-1939

Soda siphon bottles in wooden crates, probably at the Arrowhead-Puritas bottling plant, Los Angeles, 1929-1939

Description:
Array of soda siphon (syphon) bottles, or seltzer bottles, with nozzle tops in wooden crates, probably at the Arrowhead-Puritas bottling plant that appears in the upper left corner of the image. Connell has replaced the background with white along the right side of the image.
Date:
[between 1929-1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Soda siphon bottles in wooden crates, probably at the Arrowhead-Puritas bottling plant, Los Angeles, 1929-1939

Photo shoot set-up for the "California Fruit Growers," California, between 1925-1939

Description:
Photo shoot set-up for the "California Fruit Growers" (perhaps the California Fruit Growers Exchange). The set, illuminated by 10 lights on stands, is a kitchen with a refrigerator, stove and with a mixer and a citrus juicer on the counter. A man and a woman stand in the kitchen and another man and woman look on from the right.
Date:
[between 1925-1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Photo shoot set-up for the "California Fruit Growers," California, between 1925-1939