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The National Serigraph Society was founded in 1940 by a group of artists involved in the WPA Federal Art Project, including Anthony Velonis, Max Arthur Cohn, and Hyman Warsager. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The creation of the society coincided with the rise of serigraphs being used as a medium for fine art. [ 4 ]
The Society's "active program of traveling exhibits, lectures, and portfolios of prints helped to sustain and broaden interest in the serigraph". [27] The Dallas Museum of Art held several exhibits of the work of the National serigraph Society members in 1944, 1947, and 1951 [28] [29] [30]
In the 1940s Maccoy's work was included in several of the Dallas Museum of Art exhibitions of the National Serigraph Society. [5] [6] [7] In 1947 Maccoy moved to Los Angeles, California where he taught at the Otis Art Institute and was a founder of the Western Serigraph Society. [4] He died on March 18, 1981 [1] in Los Angeles. [2]
The area in front of the convention center is known as the Gilbert Lindsay Plaza, named for the late councilman who represented the Downtown area of Los Angeles for several years. A 10-foot (3.0 m)-high monument honoring "The Emperor of the Great 9th District" was unveiled in 1995. [ 6 ]
Location of complex in Los Angeles County Bullock's complex is a collection of nine historic buildings located at 639-651 south Broadway , the 300-block of 7th Street , and 634-670 south Hill Street in the Jewelry District and Broadway Theater District in the historic core of downtown Los Angeles .
In 1979, the Broadway Theater and Commercial District was added to the National Register of Historic Places, with Wilson Building listed as a contributing property in the district. [ 1 ] The building sold for $3 million in 2013 [ 3 ] and ECF Art Centers moved into the building in 2014.
1962 – Los Angeles Printmaking Society was founded by artists Connor Everts and Paul Darrow. LAPS is a national nonprofit for the encouragement and advancement of printmaking. [73] [74] 1963 (−1968) – Chiron Press founded by artist Steve Poleskie. It was the first print atelier in the greater New York area to do professional screen ...
Norton Building, also known as Zukors [2] and H. Jeyne Company Building, [3] is a historic six story building located at 601-605 S. Broadway and 312 W. 6th Street in the Jewelry District and Broadway Theater District in the historic core of downtown Los Angeles.