LAPL Children’s Court

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LAPL Children’s Court

A detailed gallery of the mythological and storybook programme at the Los Angeles Public Library.

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The Children’s Court

Los Angeles Public Library

The Children’s Court gathers a remarkable programme of doors, lintels and sculptural figures. Sea nymphs, classical figures and characters from familiar stories make the entrance a richly imaginative threshold.

Los Angeles Public Library

Doors, myths & storybook figures

The Entrance to the Children’s Court, Los Angeles Public Library — The Entrance to the Children’s Court

The Lintel: The World Is My Book, Los Angeles Public Library — The Lintel: The World Is My Book

Galatea the Sea Nymph, Los Angeles Public Library — Galatea the Sea Nymph

Proteus, Los Angeles Public Library — Proteus

The Bronze Doors with Mythological Figures, Los Angeles Public Library — The Bronze Doors with Mythological Figures

St. George Slaying the Dragon, Los Angeles Public Library — St. George Slaying the Dragon

Romulus and Remus, and Their Mother Wolf, Los Angeles Public Library — Romulus and Remus, and Their Mother Wolf

The Husband and the Parrot, from Tales of the Arabian Nights, Los Angeles Public Library — The Husband and the Parrot, from Tales of the Arabian Nights

Pegasus, Symbolic of Creativity, Los Angeles Public Library — Pegasus, Symbolic of Creativity

Zeus Throwing Lightning Bolts, Los Angeles Public Library — Zeus Throwing Lightning Bolts

Symbols on the Caryatids, Los Angeles Public Library — Symbols on the Caryatids

The Cow Jumped Over the Moon, Los Angeles Public Library — The Cow Jumped Over the Moon

Tom, Tom the Piper’s Son, Los Angeles Public Library — Tom, Tom the Piper’s Son

Tales of the Arabian Nights, Los Angeles Public Library — Tales of the Arabian Nights

A Genie from Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp, Los Angeles Public Library — A Genie from Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp

King Arthur and the Sword in the Stone, Los Angeles Public Library — King Arthur and the Sword in the Stone

Robin Hood Hunting in Sherwood Forest, Los Angeles Public Library — Robin Hood Hunting in Sherwood Forest

Alice in Wonderland, Los Angeles Public Library — Alice in Wonderland

Alice with Tweedledee and Tweedledum, Los Angeles Public Library — Alice with Tweedledee and Tweedledum

Faith Holmes Hyers Article about the Lotus Fountain, Los Angeles Public Library — Faith Holmes Hyers Article about the Lotus Fountain