Artist:	Lee Whitten
Title:	For Jack
Date:	1975
District:	Fourth Supervisorial District
Location:	Manhattan Beach Library 1320 Highland Avenue Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Department:	Public Library

In 1975, when the new Manhattan Beach library was being constructed, Lee Whitten was asked to submit several designs for a permanent artwork. This design, a sea and sand motif was selected. The mural measures approximately 10’ h x 14.5’ w and is composed of high fire stoneware clay tiles which have been glazed in six different colors. The artwork, located at the main entrance, has 196 tiles and each tile was hand made and fired by Whitten. It is dedicated in memory of Whitten’s father.

About the Artist: Lee Whitten graduated from UCLA and taught ceramics at Los Angeles City College for many years before recently retiring. His other public pieces in the Los Angeles area include a wall of cast sculptures of real food for the historic Billy’s Café and Deli in Glendale.