Table20th Century29 × 35 1/2 × 29"Paint on wood, mixed media, and glass topGift of Peter Socolof1987.10.10Mixed media includes wood, glass, foil, copper foil, steel, composite material, shells and fabric flowers152372242Simon RodiaFurniture/FurnishingsCopyright for this work is under review.http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster20167United StatesCaliforniaThree Dimensional WorksObject information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.
To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.orgThere has been much written about the work of Simon Rodia, notably the towers that he constructed in Watts section of Los Angeles. Watts Towers were the result of a determinedly single-mined venture and have been show to be closely inspired by and related to the "giglio" tradition of southern Italy. The only other objects that are definitly identified as by Rodia are some planters that were made for his sister and almost all of those still existing belong to the family still. One planter is owned by the city of Los Angeles. Rosen has also heard of a birthbath and fireplace embellished by Rodia, but has never seen them. Ceramic and found object covered pieces sometimes appear, but, according to Rosen, do not exhibit the same care that was lavished on the towers and are difficult to definitely ascribe to Rodia. ( see letter from seymom Rosen)http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster20167http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster20167http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster2016719001965 1987 10 1 Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.
To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.orgThere has been much written about the work of Simon Rodia, notably the towers that he constructed in Watts section of Los Angeles. Watts Towers were the result of a determinedly single-mined venture and have been show to be closely inspired by and related to the "giglio" tradition of southern Italy. The only other objects that are definitly identified as by Rodia are some planters that were made for his sister and almost all of those still existing belong to the family still. One planter is owned by the city of Los Angeles. Rosen has also heard of a birthbath and fireplace embellished by Rodia, but has never seen them. Ceramic and found object covered pieces sometimes appear, but, according to Rosen, do not exhibit the same care that was lavished on the towers and are difficult to definitely ascribe to Rodia. ( see letter from seymom Rosen)