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Watts Towers of Simon Rodia State Historic Park

Watts Towers of Simon Rodia State Historic Park in Los Angeles, CA

The Watts Towers in Los Angelos. Simon Rodia built them over a period of 30 years with remains and refuse. Truly breath-taking to see up close. Watts Towers, Amy Brown, Outsider Art, Illustration Artists, 30 Years, Interesting Stuff, Palm Springs, Art Education, Lighthouse

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Why the Watts Towers were nearly knocked down | Art | Agenda | Phaidon

Now they're a National historic landmark and a positive celebration of community spirit and civic pride but the Watts Towers weren't always viewed this way as Art & Place Site-Specific Art of the Americas reveals

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The "Watts Towers" consisting of 17 major sculptures constructed of structural steel and covered with mortar are the work of one man. --Watts district, Los Angeles, CA

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Sam Rodia’s Watts Towers

“I was going to do something big, and I did…You have to be good good or bad bad to be remembered.” – Sabato “Sam” Rodia, 1952 On a sunny Sunday afternoon I convinced my girlfriend to head dow…

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Inside Los Angeles: The Watts Towers

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The Watts Towers are considered "at risk" -- in desperate need of restoration. We take a closer look at the art and science of saving the iconic towers. Watts Los Angeles, Watts Towers, Los Angeles County, Art Museum, Restoration, California, Science, Sweet, Blue

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Watts Towers restoration: Can science save the iconic work of art?

The Watts Towers are considered 'at risk' -- in desperate need of restoration. We take a closer look at the art and science of saving the iconic sculptures.

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Untitled 1 Location Graham Avenue and 107th Street, Los Angeles, CA Architect Simon Rodia Date Completed 1921-1954 Height in Feet 99 Floors n/a Replica Height 3.75 inches Scale 1" = 100' Finish Shown New Pewter

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