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L.A., Clark Library

The William Andrews Clark Memorial was built by William Andrews Clark, Jr. in the mid-1920s on his private property to house his growing collection of rare books and manuscripts. At his death in 1934, the entire property was deeded to UCLA. http://www.clarklibrary.ucla.edu
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UCLA's William A. Clark Memorial Library - http://www.clarklibrary.ucla.edu/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/4691978039/
Blog "The Clog" - https://clarklibrary.wordpress.com/

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  • UCLA's William A. Clark Memorial Library - <a href="http://www.clarklibrary.ucla.edu/">http://www.clarklibrary.ucla.edu/</a><br />
Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/4691978039/">https://www.facebook.com/groups/4691978039/</a><br />
Blog "The Clog" - <a href="https://clarklibrary.wordpress.com/">https://clarklibrary.wordpress.com/</a>
  • The Library is an 11-minute drive from the UCLA campus on the previous residential property of the William A. Clark, Jr. family.
  • When Mr. Clark decided to donate the property and his home, he built the library building to make the gift complete. Upon his death (his 1st and 2nd wives and his son pre-deceased him), the property was transferred to the college.
  • William Andrews Clark, father of the library's founder.  Bust by Sally James Farnham,  Bronze, 1928.  <a href="http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000454">http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000454</a>
  • The ceiling is a massive, incredible work of art
  • Be careful, if you stare at the ceiling too long, you're at risk of toppling.
  • Ceiling detail - 1
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  • Unfortunately, on this day, the room was set up in such a way that good angles were hard to achieve.
  • What is the term for a ceiling enthusiast - Ceilingophile?  Whatever it is, this library could turn you into one.  Let's look at the four sides - here's #1
  • Here's #2 - The artistry is world-class
  • Here's #3...
  • ...and #4
  • Artist Allyn Cox created the library's ceiling vault.
  • The Ceiling Vault artistry is world-class
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