Angels

A Community of Angels Sculptural Project in Los Angeles 2002

The Community of Angels Sculptural Project, a project to decorate and paint several hundred angel sculptures and install them in various public spaces throughout the city, was initiated in 2000. The Angeles Sculptural Project was continued in 2002.

One of the angels was installed on the front steps of the Used Book Branch of the Bodhi Tree Bookstore. The angel was painted by local artist Diane A. Curran who, at the time, lived just up the street from the Bodhi Tree on Westbourne Drive. It was sponsored by Linda Thompson’s Whimsey Hollow and dedicated to Tim F. Cronin. The angel was on display for several weeks. Various views of the angel installation at the Bodhi Tree Bookstore are shown below.

After several weeks of public display, the Angels were gathered together and auctioned.

Two books were published about the angel public art installations. The angel installed at the Bodhi Tree Bookstore appeared in the 2002 edition of A Community of Angels.

     A Community of Angels: Los Angeles 2002 by Michele Dugan (photographer), Marnie Tenden (text), and Hannah Kaufman (design)-Santa Monica: Angel City Press, 144 pages.

    A Community of Angels: Los Angeles 2001by Michele Dugan (photographer), Marnie Tenden (text), and Hannah Kaufman (design)-Santa Monica: Angel City Press, 159 pages.

Both these books are out-of-print but may be found in some libraries or used book resources.

The official Community of Angels web site was located at www.ACommunityOfAngels.com, but is no longer available. Several catalogs were produced for sale at the time of the public project, and may be located in some public libraries.

Select photographs of angels as they were located in 2001 and 2002 were taken by a local tourist, who was not affiliated with the project. They are displayed at www.PublicArtInLA.com

The Terrestrial Angel by artist Diane A. Curran as displayed at the Bodhi Tree bookstore is shown below.