Artwork Detail

Lost Lake Los Angeles is a five panel mural about the Antelope Valley region located in the meeting room at the new Lake Los Angeles Gymnasium. The mural features an imagined community, creating a story that links history with modern times and the services being provided there. Starting from the left, the narrative begins with the moon. Beneath the moon, a Mexican charro saddle rests on top of Navajo saddle blanket. Next, a desert landscape converges with a sign for Pearblossom Highway (Route 138). In the center, Native American men, representing the Serrano tribe, are gathered around a traditional basket filled with electronic devices. The nearby iconic Van De Kamp restaurant can be seen in the distance. In the fourth panel, the western motif is continued with an image of a prancing horse. Lastly, the desert sun sets behind the mountains and a lizard sunbathes on a basketball. The panels are bordered with a recreation of tooled leather. Each corner is framed with real leather and accented with a German silver concho.

Los Angeles based artists Victor Henderson and Elizabeth Garrison have collaborated on creating public art since 1988. Their work often reflects historical aspects of the community in which they work and can be found in the collections of Los Angeles County MTA, the City of Los Angeles, and the City of Burbank. Both artists have lectured extensively at visual art colleges throughout Los Angeles County including Cal State Long Beach, Claremont University, Otis College of Art and Design and UCLA.