I note (from this page) that the interior murals in the Laughlin Theater titled “The Spirit of Californiaâ€were painted by William Wendt, however in an essay written in 2002 titled “The Land of Sunshine†by William H. Gerdts, Professor Emeritus, Graduate School of the City University of New York, he states that Hanson Duvall Puthuff (1875-1972) a recognised Californian plein air artist, was commissioned in 1915 to paint a number of murals for the Laughlin Theater in Long Beach “The Spirit of Californiaâ€. Gerdts essay can be found online. Does anyone know which artist actually painted the murals in this theater? or did both artists contribute to the same murals?
Does anyone know who painted the interior murals?
I note (from this page) that the interior murals in the Laughlin Theater titled “The Spirit of Californiaâ€were painted by William Wendt, however in an essay written in 2002 titled “The Land of Sunshine†by William H. Gerdts, Professor Emeritus, Graduate School of the City University of New York, he states that Hanson Duvall Puthuff (1875-1972) a recognised Californian plein air artist, was commissioned in 1915 to paint a number of murals for the Laughlin Theater in Long Beach “The Spirit of Californiaâ€. Gerdts essay can be found online. Does anyone know which artist actually painted the murals in this theater? or did both artists contribute to the same murals?