Old-timers may remember the wood sculpture "The Family" that was originally installed in the lobby of the departed Altadena Savings & Loan. Artist Pamela Weir-Quiton created and installed the piece in 1969, and it's been missing for many years:
Meticulously made of exotic woods, the monumental piece features a
father, mother, daughter and their dog. The father stands eight feet
tall, wearing a double breasted suit with a pin striped shirt and tie
with a pocket handkerchief. The seated mother is dressed in a turtle
neck top and full skirt that forms a right angle bench for sitting.
There's a little girl for children to relate to and a reclining dog
whose head pivots.
Recently rescued from a warehouse, the piece will be on display at the L.A. Modernism Show in Santa Monica on May 1-3.
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