LA County Arts Commission - County Collection

Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration

Artist:

Albert Stewart

Title:

The Law Givers

Date:

1960

District:

First Supervisorial District

Location:

Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration
500 West Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Architect:

J.E. Stanton, William Stockwell, Paul R. Williams, Adrian Wilson Austin Field & Frey

Department:

Internal Services Department

Click for larger photos

The Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration is situated on the Civic Center Mall across from the Stanley Mosk Courthouse. The two buildings were executed within a few years of one another by mostly the same design team of architects. Gold-colored replicas of two of the Courthouse’s bas-relief exterior figures, Mosaic Law and Declaration of Independence, are situated on the southern façade of the County Hall of Administration.

Information provided courtesy of Michael Several, Los Angeles, January 1998.
For further information, see www.publicartinla.com.

See
Albert Stewart, Foundations of the Law
Albert Stewart, Fort Moore Pioneer Monument

About the Artist: Albert Stewart (1900–1965) was born in London and emigrated to the U.S. as a child with his family. He studied at the Beaux Arts Institute and the Art Student’s League in New York City, and served as an assistant to sculptors Frederick MacMonnies and Paul Manship before he began sculpting in the 1930s. Stewart taught sculpture at Scripps College in Claremont for 25 years. Notable works include figures on the Scottish Rites Temple on Wilshire Boulevard and on the exterior of the Life Science Building at UCLA.

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			Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration Artist: Albert Stewart Title: The Law Givers Date: 1960 District: First Supervisorial District Location: Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration 500 West Temple Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 Architect: J.E. Stanton, William Stockwell, Paul R. Williams, Adrian Wilson Austin Field & Frey Department: Internal Services Department Click for larger photos The Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration is situated on the Civic Center Mall across from the Stanley Mosk Courthouse. The two buildings were executed within a few years of one another by mostly the same design team of architects. Gold-colored replicas of two of the Courthouse’s bas-relief exterior figures, Mosaic Law and Declaration of Independence, are situated on the southern façade of the County Hall of Administration. Information provided courtesy of Michael Several, Los Angeles, January 1998. For further information, see www.publicartinla.com. See Albert Stewart, Foundations of the Law Albert Stewart, Fort Moore Pioneer Monument About the Artist: Albert Stewart (1900–1965) was born in London and emigrated to the U.S. as a child with his family. He studied at the Beaux Arts Institute and the Art Student’s League in New York City, and served as an assistant to sculptors Frederick MacMonnies and Paul Manship before he began sculpting in the 1930s. Stewart taught sculpture at Scripps College in Claremont for 25 years. Notable works include figures on the Scottish Rites Temple on Wilshire Boulevard and on the exterior of the Life Science Building at UCLA. Back