Frank Silsby with buddha and bust, Los Angeles, 1927

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Sculptor Frank Silsby standing with tools, working on buddha, with bust nearby, outdoors, with Victorian-style house in background, Text from nitrate negative sleeve: 2358 - 2359 - 2360 Art Studios, Los Angeles Latin Qtr, Noted Los Angeles Painters, 1927. Otis Williams, noted painter-Sculptor-Photographer with head of Boy. The Silsbys - 310 N Grand St, JM [sic] [Henry Wiliam] Cannon, Ruth Alexander, This photograph was taken for an article by Neeta Marquis, "True Spirit of Art Found in City," that appeared in the Los Angeles Times on July 3, 1927. According to the article, Frank Silsby was the brother of the artist Wilson Eugene Silsby, 34.0582747, -118.2463036, Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.