Sabato Rodia's Towers in Watts: Art, Migrations, Development

by Luisa Del Giudice

Book Overview

A multi-faceted exploration of Sabato Rodia's Watts Towers provides an insightful, panoramic study of the man, his monuments, and their cultural/social/physical environments.

The extraordinary Watts Towers were created over the course of three decades by a determined, single-minded artist, Sabato Rodia, a highly remarkable Italian immigrant laborer who wanted to do "something big." Now a National Historic Landmark and internationally...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823257967
• ISBN13: 9780823257966
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.1" x 10.0"