A very similar photograph of the dedication of Arnold Foerster's Beethoven sculpture appears with the article, "Orchestra's Testimonial for Founder Dedicated: HIGH TRIBUTES PAID CLARK Beethoven Statue Unveiling Marked by Plaudits for Sponsor of Philharmonic Orchestra," Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 1932: A2
People are seated around the Spanish-American War Memorial, commemorating the 7th Regiment, located at the north-east corner of Pershing Square at 5th and Olive streets
The plaque reads in English, “In memory of Benny, A Squirrel, ‘Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? And one of them shall not fall on the ground without your father.’”
View of the Detweiler Building seen from across Pershing Square. Men are seated on park benches in Pershing square facing towards the Detweiler Building.