You are bidding on a numbered, limited edition giclee celebrating Hermosa Beach Pier circa 1924. The Giclee is signed by artist Art Mortimor. It is #63/150 and measures 19.5 x 32. The signed giclee is certified printed by Marco Fine Arts.

This mural is located at 14th & Hermosa Avenue on North facing wall. The mural scene looks west along Pier Avenue toward the public pier of 1924. The building on the far left housed the National Bank of Hermosa Beach. In 2011 it is the home of the Bank of America. The building on the right was occupied by the Hermosa Pharmacy, and later a clothing store. Today it is occupied by CitiBank. In front of the pharmacy is a Pacific Electric Red Car trolley, then the major mode of transportation for the ""rich and famous"" to get from Los Angeles to Hermosa Beach. The public pier in the center of the mural was a 1,000' concrete structure, originally built in 1914 when it was erected to replace several versions of wooden piers that were often washed away in winter storms. This pier
was replaced by yet another pier in 1965.
Other business of the period can be seen in the mural. On the right side of Pier Avenue you'll find a Candy Store, Sid's Cafe, Piggly-Wiggly market, and the Kerwin Family Bakery. Along the left side of the street are Robert's Liquor (although this was the period of Prohibition,) another bakery and a florist.

Art Mortimer was born in Long Beach, California, and is a graduate of Occidental
College in Eagle Rock, California. He painted his first mural in 1971, on the side of the house he was living in, at the beach in Santa Monica. Also in 1971 he worked with artist/film maker Terry Gilliam in London on a series of short animated films that became part of a Mary Feldman television series shown in the USA.
Since 1971 he has painted over 100 murals, including major public murals in Claremont
CA, Billings MT, 29 Palms CA, Lompoc CA, Susanville CA and many SoCal communities.
Considered one of the originators of the mural movement in Los Angeles, Art's mural work
has been featured in numerous exhibitions and photographic collections, as well as in
newspapers, magazines, books, television and films all across the United States and in
many countries around the world. Several of his murals have also won community beautification
awards. The April, 2009, issue of Southwest Art Magazine featured a 6-page article on
his murals and paintings. He was a featured artist in the book "Sketchbook Confidential"
published by North Light Books in 2010, and wrote a 3-page article in November, 2010
issue of The Artist's Magazine.

** Winning Bid will be notified by text. HBMP will arrange for pick up or delivery of this item to winner.