ORLANDO AT McCARTHUR PARK

Meet Orlando, my collections registrar and ghostwriter, who is himself an artist and a filmmaker, standing in front of a George Herms sculpture, in LA's McArthur Park. George is a great inspiration to young artists like him. A long time ago, the city of Santa Monica forcibly removed some of George's beautiful public sculptures, so it is both a wonder and a privilege that there is still one to be seen. Unfortunately, there is no plaque near this sculpture, so you'd have to be an expert in West Coast art history to recognize it as a George Herms. Luckily, Orlando is, and he pointed me right to it. Someday I hope the City of LA will place a plaque on this special work, which is a testament to the history of west coast assemblage, nostalgia, and one of the great masters.