Collection Summary
Information for Researchers
Administrative Information
Scope and Content
Collection Summary
Collection Title: Charcoal Sketches of Los Angeles, California
Date (inclusive): circa 1934-1947
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, CA 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Abstract: 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.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection stored off-site. Advance notice required for use.
Publication Rights
Materials in this collection may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction
of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions,
privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond
that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley 94720-6000. See:
http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html .
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.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog
California Heritage Project. CU-BANC
Online Archive of California.
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Pictorial works.
Charcoal drawings.
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.