Know Your City No.171 Murals at the entrance of Los Angeles County General Hospital
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KNOW YOUR CITY, NO.171 -- Although thousands of people pass beneath these colorful and impressive murals, chances are that few will know where they are. Hint: this ceiling has something to do with healing. A well-known figure is seen at top center, right. To learn the correct answer, turn to Page 30, Part l., ANSWER: The tridomed murals are in the portlier of the main entrance to the General Hospital. And there may be those who recognized the portrait in right upper center (the one being held by the young child) as that of Hippocrates, the Greek physician so revered by the medical profession., Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds., The murals were created in 1932.