Los Angeles Central Library - Interior - Rotunda

"Lodwrick M. Cook Rotunda on the second floor by Dean Cornwell
Depicting four great eras of California history, including discovery, mission building, Americanization and the founding of Los Angeles: the beginnings of arts and industry: and conquering of the elements in California. Completed in 1932, their color values were purposely restrained to harmonize with the many-colored mosaic-like dome decorations by Julian E. Garnsey. (Discovery-North wall, Mission building-East, Americanization -South & The Founding of Los Angeles-West)
Dean Cornwell, born in 1892, was awarded the contract for the murals in 1927 and spent the next five years in research preparing the final canvases. Cornwell has distinguished himself with his murals and as a magazine illustrator, both here and abroad." (Ref. http://www.lapl.org/central/art_architecture.html)