Category Archives: art and artists

Found on EBay –Batchelder tile

Posted on November 27, 2008 by lmharnisch

Here’s a stamped Batchelder tile on EBay with bidding that started at $9.99.  I am certainly no expert, but I wouldn’t waste a dime on anything that isn’t marked Batchelder just because some EBay vendor says it’s genuine. As with … Continue reading →

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End of the view

Posted on November 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

I’m sorry to note that one of my favorite downtown blogs, "View From a Loft," is going to be mothballed. Through "Loft," graphic artist Ed Fuentes explored downtown Los Angeles as only a resident can. He writes: HELLO, I MUST … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Williams and Walker

Posted on November 19, 2008 by lmharnisch

Here’s another item by the vaudeville team of Williams and Walker on EBay. Bidding has reached $26.55. Here’s a recording of "She’s Getting More Like the White Folks Every Day."            

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Vintage Children’s books — Bullock’s Wilshire, 1929

Posted on November 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

J. Paget-Fredericks’ "Miss Pert’s Christmas Tree," 1929. Here’s someone’s Christmas present from Bullock’s Wilshire, listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $19.99. A companion book sold by Bullock’s Wilshire, Paget-Fredericks’ "Green Pipes," is also listed for $17.99.

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Found on EBay — Batchelder tile

Posted on November 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

Here’s a piece of Batchelder tile listed on EBay with bids starting at 99 cents. (Yes, there is a reserve). It’s signed "Batchelder Los Angeles."            

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Famous Monsters of Filmland

Posted on November 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Jack Carrick / Los Angeles Times Forrest J. Ackerman, 1969 Geoff Boucher writes: This is the 50th anniversary of the founding of "Famous Monsters of Filmland" by Forrest J. Ackerman, a man who almost single-handedly shaped the very … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Batchelder tile

Posted on November 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

This piece of Batchelder tile caught my eye. It’s listed on EBay with bidding at $12. It’s stamped "Batchelder Los Angeles" on the back.        

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Frank Lloyd Wright home — $2.7 million

Posted on October 29, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Scott Mayoral The Fawcett residence, built for Randall and Harriet Fawcett. Frank Lloyd Wright’s 1959-1961 Fawcett residence in Los Banos, Calif., has been offered for $2.7 million. A memoir about the home is here. The realty agents’ website … Continue reading →

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Coming attractions — Archives Bazaar

Posted on October 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph courtesy of the Autry National Center Just a reminder that the third annual Archives Bazaar is Saturday at USC Davidson Conference Center, 3415 S. Figueroa (at Jefferson Boulevard). Free. Parking at USC Parking Structure D is $8. Visitors can … Continue reading →

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Stolen statue — Nuestro Pueblo, October 19, 1938

Posted on October 19, 2008 by lmharnisch
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Coming attractions — Greene and Greene

Posted on October 17, 2008 by lmharnisch

Reeve window    (Private collection. Photograph courtesy of Sotheby’s, New York)Reeve window watercolor, Pratt House     (Courtesy of Greene and Greene Archives, The Gamble House, University of Southern California) The Huntington Library in San Marino is opening what promises to … Continue reading →

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Movie revivals, L.A. Plays Itself

Posted on October 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

In case you missed it last time, "L.A. Plays Itself" will be shown Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008, 8 p.m. at the Egyptian Theatre. Tickets are $8, $10. "L.A. Plays Itself" has become a cult film in part because Thom Andersen … Continue reading →

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Times’ new feature on LA history

Posted on September 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photographs from the Huntington Library Above, the Shorb home, torn down by Henry Huntington to make way for his mansion. Lost L.A. Today’s Home section introduces a new feature by Sam Watters. The first installment looks at the history of … Continue reading →

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Comic artist Al Capp visits LA, House panel questions Red official, September 3, 1958

Posted on September 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

A panel from Al Capp’s "Li’l Abner," April 25, 1943. During a visit to Los Angeles, "Li’l Abner" cartoonist Al Capp says he once again has the freedom to satirize American institutions "lovingly and savagely," after being limited during what … Continue reading →

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History mystery–photo detective

Posted on August 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

  I was going through The Times’ photos of Spring Street and became rather irked that someone labeled this image in grease pencil. This is the intersection of Main, Temple and Spring before Spring was realigned.    Then I noticed … Continue reading →

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Blind Tom dies

Posted on July 24, 2008 by lmharnisch

he Daily Mirror overlooked the death of "Blind Tom" Wiggins, reported June 28, 1908. Blind Tom played the piano, but he was more than a pianist. He wrote music, but he was far more than a composer. Blind Tom was … Continue reading →

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July 13 1938

Posted on July 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

North Main Street, below, via Google maps’ street view. Where would you rather go for a walk, Main Street 1938 or Main Street 2008? he upcoming election on whether to recall Mayor Frank Shaw is one of the key moments … Continue reading →

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July 4, 1908

Posted on July 4, 2008 by lmharnisch
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July 3, 1938

Posted on July 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, a panel from "Buck Rogers." he editors of the Daily Mirror have several sayings: "We cannot forget the past, but also we cannot live there," "Everyone is entitled to their own opinions but not their own facts," and my … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on June 29, 2008 by lmharnisch

Union Station under construction in 1938 and as it appears in Google maps’ street view feature. We can only wonder what became of the palm trees planted by Don Mateo.

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