HOW AN L.A. STATUE OF A JEWISH REVOLUTIONARY WAR HERO MOVED WEST, AGAIN AND AGAIN
I know the statue well, as I often walk around Pan-Pacific Park, &/or visit the library branch just down Gardner St.; it's not really a good-looking statue.
On Jan. 6, 1944, Mayor Fletcher Bowron dedicated the statue and officially declared Haym Salomon Day
in Los Angeles. The 12-foot tall and 13-ton concrete artwork, carved by sculptor Robert Paine (a descendent of Thomas Paine), was feted with a four-hour celebration featuring a military parade and prominent Angelenos.
I suspect carving concrete is not the best possible way to sculpt; war-time whatnot may have precluded the use of metal.
Of course, there’s no guarantee that Salomon will stay put. As [former L.A. City Councilman] LaBonge told the L.A. Times following its 2005 move, “I’ve joked with my Jewish friends that one day that statue will be out in Tarzana.”
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