His work will cover an 11-foot by 156-foot wall in the concourse level of the VA station. Previews of his design show a panoramic view of Los Angeles from prehistory to the present. In a nod to the need for a military component, he suggested images of vessels, not people—a dirigible, a battleship and a submarine named Los Angeles. Allman is executive director of Vets Advocacy, a nonprofit created to support the redevelopment of the West Los Angeles campus ordered in the settlement of a 2011 lawsuit. ©2023 Los Angeles Times.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 18, 2023 21:46 UTC