Bivouac Frieze Adorns Otis Los Angeles Mansion
Max Friederang recreates a 13 panel mural in the Otis home, Los Angeles, depicting the emigrants journey west from New England to California. The fresco is executed on wet plaster with rapid application, drawing on Vatican study and Michael Angelo’s fresco technique, and includes scenes from New England, frontier life, California missions, San Pedro Harbor, and modern landscapes alongside allegorical imagery.
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Max A Friederang
Brooklyn
Harrison Gray Otis
Los Angeles
Ica
Michael Angelo
Max Friederang
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Pacific Coast
Harrison Grey Otis
Friederamy
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Rome
Sistine Chapel
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San Gabriel
San Pedro Harbor
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Friday Not So Bad After All
A humorous reflection lists notable historical events tied to Fridays from 1492 to 1494 and beyond. The piece cites Columbus voyages, Cabot’s commission, the founding of St. Augustine, the Mayflower voyage, and Yorktown surrender, arguing Fridays had many significant moments in American history.
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America
Columbus
Paris
Spain
Mariner
Phatero Opsna
Prett
Cabot
Henry VII
United States
St. Augustine
Fla
Mendez
Pilgrim Fathers
Provincetown
Plymouth Rock
George Washington
Bunker, Hill
Burgoyne
Santoga
Benedict
Arnold
Uogd Cornwallis
Yorktown
John
Pajos
Espanola
South America
Roosevelt dam in Arizona questions raised by readers
A letter from Alphoretta Ky asks when the Roosevelt dam will be finished and how reclaimed land will be allotted. Other readers seek geography basics and origin of Uncle Sam. The column provides expert clarifications and historical notes on these topics.
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Sam
United States
England
U. S
Wilson
Troy
N.Y
J. Frost
Navy
Frost
Uncle Sam
North
Pei
Matinee Idol Fans Find Modest Café Life Behind Glamor
A feature story reveals a tiny Broadway offshoot café where matinee idols drink sweet milk and buttermilk for a nickel or three cents, nibble plain sandwiches, and watch the cook prepare meals on a small gas stove. The place is clean, inexpensive, and packed with stage favorites daily from morning till night.
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