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The entire site of towers, structures, sculptures, pavement and walls were designed and built solely by Sabato ("Simon" or "Sam") Rodia (1879 or 1886 to 1965), [6] an Italian immigrant construction worker and tile mason, over a period of 33 years from 1921 to 1954. The tallest of the towers is 99.5 feet (30.3 m). [7]
- 1921–1954
- Sabato Rodia
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- 1765 E. 107th Street, Los Angeles, California 90002
Dec 5, 2014 · 1879 - 1965. Sabato "Simon" Rodia. Pioneer Information. Born in Ribottoli, Italy, Rodia immigrated to America in the mid-1890s where he joined his brother in the coal fields of Pennsylvania.
Dec 24, 2021 · Dec. 24, 2021 5 AM PT. A hundred years ago, in what was then the semi-rural farming community of Watts, a 40ish-year-old Italian immigrant laborer named Sabato Rodia bought a little home on a...
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THE WATTS TOWERS OF SIMON RODIA. Sabato Rodia was born in Serino, Italy (AV) in 1879 and arrived in the United States around 1894. He came to Watts in 1921 at age 42 and was commonly known as "Sam". The Watts Towers of Simon Rodia, his masterpiece and the world’s largest single construction created by one individual, was his obsession for 33 ...
Watts Towers / Nuestro Pueblo (tower detail) (1921-1954) by Sabato (Simon) RodiaPublic Art in Public Places Every Surface a Canvas Rodia's work is famous for the decorative use of "found...
Sabato “Simon” Rodia (1879 – 1965) emigrated from Italy to the United States when he was fourteen years old and eventually settled in California where he worked in masonry and construction. Beginning in 1921, Rodia spent three decades building seventeen structures made of steel and mortar and mosaicked them in glass, tile, and seashells.
External Link: "Watts Towers" or "Nuestro Pueblo" (1921-1954) by Sabato (Simon) Rodia. Medium: Steel rebar, Concrete, Mortar, Ceramic, Glass, Rock, Found Objects. Explore museums and play with...
