Category Archives: art and artists

Found on EBay — Catalina Tile Table

Posted on September 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

This rather dazzling Catalina Tile table has been listed on EBay with an equally dazzling price: $1,000. I'm not sure I would pay that kind of money but it certainly looks like gorgeous tile work.

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Artist’s Notebook — Pasadena

Posted on September 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

Castle Green, Pasadena, by Marion Eisenmann Marion sends her impressions of one of Pasadena's more unusual landmarks, the truncated remains of a bridge — demolished in 1929 — over Raymond Avenue that once connected Castle Green with the Hotel Green. … Continue reading →

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Posted on September 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

This Batchelder tile has been listed on EBay. The border design looks familiar, but I can't recall seeing this particular piece. Bidding starts at $16.50.

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Coming Attractions — Marion Eisenmann

Posted on September 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Huntington Gardens, Marion Eisenmann, July 10, 2009 Marion Eisenmann, who contributes artwork to the Daily Mirror, is giving classes on Plein Air watercolor painting on the next two Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon at the Huntington Library, Art … Continue reading →

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Groundbreaking for Dodger Stadium

Posted on September 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Harry Chase / Los Angeles Times Ground-breaking for Dodger Stadium at Chavez Ravine. President Eisenhower quietly told the world today he is just as confident of the verdict of history as Soviet Chairman Khrushchev. "He is always saying … Continue reading →

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Khrushchev in U.S.!; Dodgers Beat Braves

Posted on September 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 16, 1959: Khrushchev leaves for the U.S., accompanied by a menacing Mr. Atomic Bomb. He's carrying a briefcase marked "Threats" just in case you don't get it that atomic weapons are dangerous.  Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev is greeted by … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Elysian Park

Posted on September 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

This postcard of Elysian Park, stamped 1904, has been listed on EBay. The writer says: "This is one of the most beautiful of all of Los Angeles' many pretty parks." The road in the center is apparently North Broadway and … Continue reading →

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Rocket on Moon; Russia Jubilant

Posted on September 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

Mr. Khrushchev is not coming to the United States to offer significant concessions or recant his lifelong enmity toward us and our values. He is coming prepared to score a propaganda victory, with confidence in his ability to arouse false … Continue reading →

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L.A. Prepares for Khrushchev; Dodgers’ Ron Fairly

Posted on September 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 14, 1959: A robot housekeeper, just like "The Jetsons!" (1962).  Khrushchev is scheduled to arrive in Los Angeles on Sept. 19. Found a gushing photo-feature on the Dodgers' Ron Fairly that read like a time capsule from another city.  " … Continue reading →

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Why Cars Don’t Have Running Boards Anymore

Posted on September 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 13, 1919: "That Guiltiest Feeling" by Clare Briggs.   Mr. Huber was spending lots of time on the phone, so his wife decided to investigate, especially since he began talking about it in his sleep.  Mr. Huber told his … Continue reading →

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Police Seek to Close Dance Halls

Posted on September 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 13, 1909: Edmund Waller "Ted" Gale draws Dr. Reinhardt Wernigk. A campaign endorsed by Police Chief Dishman is underway to shut down the dance halls of Los Angeles. The businesses would have already been closed except that they their … Continue reading →

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Jack L. Warner Ankles Studio; Tough Times for the Padres

Posted on September 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 12, 1969: Al Capp features a wrestling promoter named William Fastbuckley. Jack L. Warner, 77, ends his association with the family studio to concentrate on a Broadway musical titled "Jimmy," starring Frank Gorshin as New York Mayor Jimmy Walker. … Continue reading →

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Man Convicted of Shooting Wife Fights a Team of Officers

Posted on September 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 12, 1909: Winsor McCay's "Little Nemo in Slumberland." McCay's drawings are a mixed blessing. He was a wonderful artist with a fabulous imagination — and he drew this appalling character, Imp. A police automobile speeding on a call crashes … Continue reading →

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Artist’s Notebook — Third Street Promenade

Posted on September 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

Third Street Promenade by Marion Eisenmann, Sept. 4, 2009 Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade awakens a bit at a time in the sweet coolness of a summer morning near the ocean. Along the darkened strip of gleaming glass and steel … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Jazz Mad Morals

Posted on September 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 10, 1928: "Once Overs" by Clarence Daniel Batchelor, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1937 for this cartoon: "Come on in, I'll treat you right. I used to know your daddy." Ronald Colman and Vilma Banky in "Two Lovers," … Continue reading →

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When ‘Bull’ Durham Became ‘Steer’ Durham

Posted on September 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Sept. 8, 1919: "Bull" Durham with calf-maker intact and a white spot in the shape of the United States. That's one patriotic head of livestock! March 23, 1924: Bull Durham — redesigned. The U.S. map is gone and the … Continue reading →

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Good Girl Becomes a Fallen Woman

Posted on September 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 8, 1909: A.G. Wells, as drawn by Edmund Waller "Ted" Gale. As before, the Daily Mirror cautions against walking on railroad tracks. Pedestrians and cows  usually come out second best in encounters with trains. The story of Mabel Massey, … Continue reading →

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The Might of American Workers

Posted on September 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 7, 1959: The Mirror-News has a Page 1 cartoon for Labor Day, showing the might of American workers to Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev on his upcoming visit to Los Angeles. The Times editorial page takes a different slant on … Continue reading →

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Random Shot — Third Street Promenade

Posted on September 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times I was out at Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade for tomorrow's drawing by Marion Eisenmann and took this photograph of the Diesel display window.

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Seeking Remedies for Anti-Drug Law

Posted on September 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 6, 1919: Looking for a way to save money on clothes in Bud Fisher's "Mutt and Jeff." Doctors, druggists and a revenue agent seek ways for patients who legitimately need narcotics to  get them after passage of the Harrison … Continue reading →

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