| STATUARY A number of statues have been dedicated throughout Griffith Park. |
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A bust of actor James Dean. The Griffith Observatory was a showcase location for the famed 1950s film, Rebel Without a Cause. |
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The Astronomers' Monument, depicting six of the world's greatest astronomers was a 1930s WPA Federal Art Project sculpted by artists Archibald Garner, Gordon Newell, Djey el Djey, Roger Noble Burnham, George Stanley, and Arnold Forester. The picture above shows the monument from a distance. |
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Bust of Lief Ericson, a gift of the Los Angeles-Norwegian community, and the Berlin Bear statue (not shown) dedicated by the German consulate, a gift from Los Angeles' sister-city Berlin; both located in the Ferndell area. |
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The Spirit of the C.C.C., by Jim Brothers, after the original WPA-FAP sculpture by the same name sculpted by John Palo-Kangas, is a national monument honoring the Civilian Conservation Corp members who served from 1933-1942. This statue is located at the Travel Town Museum, the site of one of two former C.C.C. camp locations in Griffith Park. |
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A larger-than-life statue of Colonel Griffith J. Griffith is located at the Los Feliz/Riverside entrance to the Park. |
