- City:
- Los Angeles, CA
- Site Type:
- Sculptures, Art Works
- New Deal Agencies:
- Federal Arts Project (FAP), Arts Programs
- Started:
- 1936
- Completed:
- 1937
- Artist:
- David Edstrom
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
In 1937, artist Peter David Edstrom made a stone sculpture of Florence Nightingale for Lincoln Park in Los Angeles, CA. The park is located a block away from the county hospital.
Nightingale is depicted in a nurse’s dress and hat. Her hands—which were broken and badly reformed—hold a candle.
A matching statue by Edstrom is located at Laguna Honda Hospital in San Francisco, CA.
Source notes
Los Angeles Public Library Public Art Index
Site originally submitted by Natalie McDonald on February 11, 2023.
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