Watts Towers & Art Center
The Watts Towers consist of seventeen major sculptures constructed of structural steel and covered with mortar, which are the work of one man - Simon Rodia. For 34 years, Rodia worked single-handedly to build his towers without benefit of machine equipment, scaffolding, bolts, rivets, welds or drawing board designs. Besides his own ingenuity, he used simple tools, pipe fitter pliers and a window-washer's belt and buckle. Construction worker by day and artist by night, Rodia adorned his towers with a diverse mosaic of broken glass, sea shells, generic pottery and tile, a rare piece of 19th-century, hand painted Canton ware and many pieces of 20th-century American ceramics.
HOURS
Thursday 10 AM–4 PM Friday 10 AM–4 PM Saturday Closed Sunday (New Year's Eve)
Closed Holiday opening hours
Monday (New Year's Day)
Closed Tuesday Closed Wednesday 10 AM–4 PM CONTACT
Tel: (213) 847-4646
E-mail: cadwattsctr@earthlink.netWebsite