The Wonderful Tower of Watts
by Patricia Zelver
illustrated by Frane Lessac
copyright 1994
First Edition Boyds Mills, 2005
A "Reading Rainbow" book
The incredible artwork of an Italian immigrant who followed his
dream of monumental proportions in the impoverished Watts neighborhood
of Los Angeles is revealed in this fascinating and engaging true story.
Simon (Sam) Rodia had no formal engineering or architectural training.
Yet, over the course of three decades, he constructed an artistic
masterpiece in his own backyard – the Watts Towers. Using all kinds of
things other people had thrown away, such as broken bottles and tiles,
pieces of mirror and glass, seashells, and bits of pottery, he adorned
the collection of 17 interconnected sculptural towers. His imaginative
salvaging and perseverance can be seen today, as people from all over
the world still come to marvel at Sam’s dream.
This 32-page softcover is in brand new condition with all pages crisp, clean, and sturdily bound; even the cover is nice and smooth.
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