Bell Communications Around the Globe

Bell Communications Around the Globe
The artwork in 2022
Artist	Anthony Heinsbergen
Year	1961 (1961)
Location	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Coordinates	34.0509°N 118.2531°W / 34.0509; -118.2531

Bell Communications Around the Globe is a 1961 sculptural relief by Anthony Heinsbergen, installed on the west side of an AT&T switching center at 420 South Grand Avenue in Los Angeles, California.^[1][2][3] According to the Los Angeles Times, the mural depicts the "globe linked by undersea telephone cables and satellite relays that ricochet off a fey male nude". The map shows North and South America, Europe, Africa, and Australia.^[4]

See also

• 1961 in art

References

1. "The NSA's Hidden Spy Hubs in Eight U.S. Cities". The Intercept. June 25, 2018. Archived from the original on June 26, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
2. "PUBLIC ART IN PUBLIC PLACES - Bell Communications... (1961) by Anthony B. Heinsbergen". www.publicartinpublicplaces.info. Archived from the original on September 28, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
3. "The Bad Art Walking Tour of Downtown (Part 2)". Transiting Los Angeles. September 7, 2021. Archived from the original on June 5, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
4. "Four blocks along Grand Avenue offer a sketch of shifting ideas in public art". Los Angeles Times. May 22, 2019. Archived from the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2024.

External links

• Los Angeles, California: Phone Co. Mural of Telephone Parts at Roadside America