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Join the Echo Park Historical Society for a conversation about the artist Paul Landacre and the restoration of his historic home, with architects Monica Oller and Tom Pejic and local historians Michael Dawson and Kevin Kuzma.
In the 1920s and 1930s, Paul Landacre taught himself the art of printmaking and became a leading Los Angeles artist. He was known for his innovative wood engravings of landscapes, still lifes, nudes, and abstractions, acclaimed for the beauty of their designs and mastery of materials, all created on a 19th-century Washington Hand Press. Much of his work is now in the collections of major art museums across the country.
In 1932 Landacre and his wife Margaret, who was also his creative collaborator, moved into a house in the hills above Elysian Heights, surrounded by live oaks and overlooking the Los Angeles River in the valley below. It was originally built as a birding cabin at the turn of the century, and expanded into a small house in the 1920s. The Landacre home became a gathering place for artists, musicians and spiritualists who lived in Echo Park in those decades. After Paul Landacre passed away in 1963 however, their home fell into disrepair and was often occupied by squatters.
Now thanks to architects Monica Oller and Tom Pejic, the Landacre house, which in 2006 was named Historic-Cultural Monument No. 839, has been fully restored to its former beauty. Historic preservationist Kevin Kuzma and Landacre expert Michael Dawson will discuss the restoration of the house with the architects, a faithful and thorough process that included preserving the single-wall construction, the exposed beams and even the petrels that Landacre himself carved into the gables.
Email us at eden@lapl.org for more information.
For ADA accommodations, call (213) 228-7430 at least 72 hours prior to the event.
Para ajustes razonables según la ley de ADA, llama al (213) 228-7430 al menos 72 horas antes del evento.