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Los Angeles County Museum of Art

(Encyclopedia) Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, Calif. The original museum, the Los Angeles Museum of History, Science, and Art, opened in 1913. Among its important patrons was William…

Pomona, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) PomonaPomonapəmōˈnə [key], city (1990 pop. 131,723), Los Angeles co., S Calif. at the foot of the San Gabriel Mts.; inc. 1888. It is a residential, industrial, and commercial suburb of…

Chamberlain, John

(Encyclopedia) Chamberlain, John, 1927–2011, American sculptor, b. Rochester, Ind. In the late 1950s, Chamberlain became known for his welded abstract assemblages of smashed automobile parts and…

Cano, Alonso

(Encyclopedia) Cano, AlonsoCano, Alonsoälōnˈsō käˈnō [key], 1601–67, Spanish baroque painter, sculptor, and architect. Cano studied under Pacheco and received painting and architecture commissions…

Goltzius, Hendrik

(Encyclopedia) Goltzius, Hendrik or HendrickGoltzius, Hendrik or Hendrickhĕnˈdrĭk gôltˈsēüs [key], 1558–1617, Dutch line engraver and painter; son of a stained-glass painter. He is said to have…

Voulkos, Peter

(Encyclopedia) Voulkos, Peter, 1924–2002, American ceramist and sculptor who helped establish ceramics as a fine art, b. Bozeman, Mont., B.S. Montana State College (now Montana State Univ.), 1951, M.…

Los Angeles County, CA Social Statistics

Los angeles county california dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school2,931,076100.0Nursery…

Los Angeles County, CA Economic Statistics

Los angeles county california dp 3 profile of selected economic characteristics SubjectNumberPercent EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over7,122,525100.0In labor force4,312,…

Los Angeles County, CA Housing Statistics

Los angeles county california dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics SubjectNumberPercent Total housing units3,270,909100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached1,593,51648.71-…