Stanley Reckless standing on a balcony of his home overlooking in the Silver Lake neighborhood, Los Angeles, 1930-1939

Title: Stanley Reckless standing on a balcony of his home overlooking in the Silver Lake neighborhood, Los Angeles, 1930-1939
Photographer: Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Date Created: [between 1930-1939]
Date: 1930/1939
Collection: Connell (Will) Papers

Description: Photograph of artist Stanley Reckless standing on a balcony of his home on a hillside in the Silver Lake neighborhood. He is dressed in light-colored trousers, a white shirt and light-colored tie.
Stanley Reckless was born Stanley Zbytniewski. In 1913 he enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), studied under Daniel Garber. In 1915, 1916 he was awarded 2 Cresson Traveling Scholarships, and traveled to Paris, enrolling briefly at the Academie Julian. In 1920 he moved to Lumberville, Pennsylvania and started exhibiting at PAFA, the National Academy of Design, and the Corcoran Gallery of Art. In 1924 he settled in New Hope, Pennsylvania, where he painted the landscape and shared a studio with Charles Hargens. In 1930 he moved to California where he painted portraits of members of the film industry. He co-founded the Art Center School in Los Angeles.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: Reckless - Asange

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_893_0318
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002h2kk6
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Rights statement: copyrighted
Funding Note: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.