Fifty-year old swimming facilities at Ted Watkins and Enterprise Parks are undergoing renovations which are expected to be complete by summer 2007. Artist Robin Strayhorn will create an exterior tile wall at the entry to the Ted Watkins pool house, and will incorporate complementary tile work at Enterprise Park. Both parks lie in the heart of south Los Angeles, and serve their local residents with swimming pools, ball fields, play and picnic areas, and after-school recreational activities. Ted Watkins Park is also home to the Promenade of Prominence Walk of Fame, which celebrates the accomplishments of community leaders.

About the Artist: Robin Strayhorn, who lives in downtown Los Angeles, graduated from UCLA and taught at Markham Middle School in Watts for several years. Ms. Strayhorn has completed public art commissions for the Cultural Affairs Department of the City of Los Angeles, MTA Metro Art and Ontario International Airport. Her work is characterized by rich, colorful, sometimes abstracted human forms and designs rendered in ceramic tile. She is well-known for involving community members in her projects.

Rendering by Frank Webb Architects