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Sanford Roth
Simon Rodia/Watts Towerscirca 1950

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Black and white photograph of an older man in a brimmed hat and vest, smiling slightly, standing before a tall handmade lattice tower covered in textured, tile-embedded coating
Artist or Maker
Sanford Roth
Title
Simon Rodia/Watts Towers
Date Made
circa 1950
Medium
35mm negative
Credit Line
Beulah Roth Bequest
Accession Number
PhA.1993.9.12.13
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Selected Bibliography
  • Sirmans, Franklin with Yael Lipschutz. Noah Purifoy: Junk Dada. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2015.