A Group of 9 Original William Reagh Photographs.
signed
by (REAGH, WILLIAM).
Los Angeles, 1970-1975.. 9 black-and-white photographs, 8 by 10 inches, 7 of which are signed, titled and dated on verso: Santa Monica Walkway - 1970 Santa Monica Beach - 1972 The Merchant - 1972 Pop-Venice - June 1975 (2 different images with this title and date) Santa Monica 75 Pop-February 1975 All contents loose. TOGETHER WITH 3 ALs from William Reagh dated 1975. Reagh, described as the Ansel Adams of the Angels, spent more than fifty years photographing Los Angeles through its many changes. Drawn to seedy, tragic buildings, ragamuffin kids and old folks--everything that is sympathetic through its vulnerability (William Wilson, art critic of the Los Angeles Times), he was by training a graphic designer. His work was documentary in nature, often returning to the same neighborhoods year after year to chart their evolution. Three of these images document the demise of P.O.P., Pacific Ocean Park, constructed in 1955 on Venice Beach, closed in 1967, and finally demolished in 1975. (Inventory #: B243182-1)