Sabato Rodia's Towers in Watts : Art, Migrations, Development /

The extraordinary Watts Towers were created over the course of three decades by a determined, single-minded artist, Sabato Rodia, a highly remarkable Italian immigrant laborer who wanted to do ""something big."" Now a National Historic Landmark and internationally renowned destin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Del Giudice, Luisa (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, New York : Fordham University Press, 2014.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Rodia, Simon, > 1879-1965.
Rodia, Simon, > 1879-1965 > Criticism and interpretation.
Simon Rodia's Towers (Los Angeles, Calif.)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Emigration & Immigration.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Public, Commercial & Industrial.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The extraordinary Watts Towers were created over the course of three decades by a determined, single-minded artist, Sabato Rodia, a highly remarkable Italian immigrant laborer who wanted to do ""something big."" Now a National Historic Landmark and internationally renowned destination, the Watts Towers in Los Angeles are both a personal artistic expression and a collective symbol of Nuestro Pueblo--Our Town/Our People. Featuring fresh and innovative examinations that mine deeper and broader than ever before, Sabato Rodia's Towers in Watts is a muchanticipated revisitation of the man and his to
Descripción Física:1 online resource (496 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780823260669

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