Charcoal Sketches of Los Angeles, California, ca. 1934-1947

Processed by James Ryan.

The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, California 94720-6000

1997

Charcoal Sketches of Los Angeles, California, ca. 1934-1947

BANC PIC 1979.124--B

The Bancroft Library

University of California

Berkeley, California 1997

Finding aid and digital representations of archival materials funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Processed and encoded by:

California Heritage Digital Image Access Project staff in The Bancroft Library and The Library's Electronic Text Unit

Digital images processed by:

The Library Photographic Service

Finding aid completed:

April 1996

Collection Summary

Collection Title: Charcoal Sketches of Los Angeles, California

Collection Number: BANC PIC 1979.124--B

Creator: Wardman, John W.

Extent: 50 drawings: charcoal on paper; 23 x 30 cm. 50 digital objects

Repository: The Bancroft Library. University of California, Berkeley.

Berkeley, California 94720-6000

Languages Represented: English

Information for Researchers

Access

Collection stored off-site. Advance notice required for use.

Publication Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish photographs must be submitted in writing to the Curator of Pictorial Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

Copyright restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Charcoal Sketches of Los Angeles, California, BANC PIC 1979.124--B, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Digital Representations Available

Digital representations of selected original pictorial materials are available in the list of materials below. Digital image files were prepared from selected Library originals by the Library Photographic Service. Library originals were copied onto 35mm color transparency film; the film was scanned and transferred to Kodak Photo CD (by Custom Process); and the Photo CD files were color-corrected and saved in JFIF (JPEG) format for use as viewing files.

Related Collections

Identifier/Call Number: BANC PIC 1979.069--C:

Title: Lithographs of Los Angeles, Calif.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

The Charcoal sketches of Los Angeles were a gift of the artist in 1979.

Scope and Content

The Charcoal sketches of Los Angeles, which date from circa 1934 to circa 1947, are an extensive collection of 50 drawings made by John Wardman. Wardman was a British-born artist who emigrated to California in the 1930's. His work has been displayed in a number of exhibitions and museums. Many of the sketches depict parts of Los Angeles subsequently demolished to make way for Union Station. Together with the scenes from Chinatown (which are also included in the collection) these sketches record an era in the metropolitan history of Los Angeles that may have otherwise faded without a trace. Almost all the sketches display the facades of civic buildings or the everyday, street-level dealings of merchants and tradesmen.

Container Listing

:1 Back yard garden, Chinatown, 1934.