HUGO BALLIN MURALS
by travelgourmet
Hugo Ballin was a muralist, film producer, and author Hugo Ballin (1879-1956). He is the muralist for the central rotunda ceiling mural at the Griffith Observatory that he painted in 1934-35. The Hugo Ballin ceiling mural depicts the celestial mythology with the four winds, the signs of the zodiac, and the planets as gods. Griffith Observatory considers the ceiling mural as one of their greatest artistic treasures.
Hugo Ballin was born in New York on March 7, 1879 and studied art in his youth. One of his early mural projects was doing 26 murals for the Wisconsin State Capital. After working for the Goldwyn Pictures,New Jersey, in the early 1900's as a production designeer and art director, he moved to Los Angeles and worked for the studios and wrote, directed, and produced silent films for his own company. He was married to the actress Mabel Croft Ballin.
After talking pictures took hold, he returned to his murals and became a world known muralist in Los Angeles. Some of his works still stand at landmark locations around Los Angeles such as the central rotunda of the Griffith Observatory. He died on November 27, 1956, and was buried in Santa Monica at the Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery. His wife, Mabel, died two years later and is buried beside Hugo Ballin. Many of Los Angeles and Hollywood's famous are buried at Woodlawn as well.
Los Angeles is a Favorite...
by Randall_Burt
Los Angeles is a Favorite Place to Visit. I will be working on my page over the next several weeks. Please come back. I have over 25,000 pictures to short through so it is a slow process. Hope to see you back in a couple weeks.
LA is my hometown. I am...
by JBER
LA is my hometown. I am currently living in Santa Monica. While you're here swim in the ocean, head over to Catalina, spend some time on the beach, check out Universal Studios and experience the Hollywood nightlife. I think that one of the most intriguing things about LA is that most people seem to be transplants from other places. I moved here from the east coast and find the weather and outdoor lifestyle a nice change of pace. LA sunsets are hard to beat and there is nothing like a day at the beach playing a little volleyball.
Sunset
by 10110
This picture is taken one street up from where my boyfriend lives in Northridge.
Nice sunset ha? I think L.A has the most beautiful sunsets I ever seen. The colors are so different here in a good way. I think it has to do with the smog strange as it sounds.
visit DISNEYLAND Anaheim - ...
by Krystynn
visit DISNEYLAND Anaheim - definitely, THE Happiest Place on Earth!!
This is the Mother of all Disneylands and theme parks.... the BEST in the world. DON'T ever miss it. Spending our 4th of July (Independence Day holiday) here in Disneyland was awesome!!! Everyone was in a celebratory mood and the American flags were seen all over the park too. :-)) It is Independence Day after all, ya know...
P.S. For more info/ details on Disneyland and Anaheim, please also check out my travel page on 'ANAHEIM'. . Thanks!
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Cheese Buger and Fries
S.G. Mission Garden
Natural History Museum
museum of contemporary art
