An Evening of Neon - December 11, 2021
Collection of DeLyser & Greenstein
Saturday, December 11th, 2021
4:00 - 6:00pm
Tickets: $16 General / $12 VPES Members
An indoor/outdoor neon presentation, demonstration and book signing with Dydia DeLyser & Paul Greenstein.
NEON DEMONSTRATION!
EPHEMERAL NEON EXHIBIT!
MINI ILLUSTRATED LECTURE!
BOOK SIGNING!
MARQUEE ANALYSIS!
NEON-RELATED HOLIDAY GIFTS FOR PURCHASE!
Professor Dydia DeLyser & Detritologist Paul Greenstein (caretaker of the Panorama's neon marquee) present illustrated insights, pictorial recitations and interactive demonstrations around the gardens and grounds of the Velaslavasay Panorama on their ongoing and dedicated research on the history and restoration of neon signage.
Copies of DeLyser & Greenstein's new book Neon - A Light History will be available for purchase and signing.
Collection of DeLyser & Greenstein
This event is outdoors and indoors with limited capacity (dress warmly). Proof of vaccination is required and all attendees are requested to abide by current health protocols set forth by the City of Los Angeles. This event is made possible, in part, through support from the California Arts Council, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture and the Velaslavasay Panorama Enthusiast Society.
Join the Velaslavasay Panorama Enthusiast Society (VPES)!
-- GIFT MEMBERSHIPS AVAILABLE --
VPES members are guaranteed delivery of the upcoming
Annual Lunar Calendar & winterly publications from the Floral Syndicate Society Gazette.
Upon joining the Velaslavasay Panorama Enthusiast Society, members will be issued a year-long membership card, discounts on visits to the Velaslavasay Panorama and event tickets, souvenir items unique to the Society as well as specialty mailings and announcements.
NO. 39 - Designed by E.J. Lustig - Cleveland, Ohio
A Streamline Moderne façade Featured in Neon: A Light History taken from Original Sign Designs Featuring Store Front Advertising, a publication by the Ohio State Conference of Sign and Pictorial Artists Local Unions, from the archives of the American Sign Museum, Cincinati, OH (1941)