Bell Communications Around the Globe

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Year1961 (1961)
LocationLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Coordinates34°03′03″N 118°15′11″W / 34.0509°N 118.2531°W / 34.0509; -118.2531
Bell Communications Around the Globe
The artwork in 2022
ArtistAnthony Heinsbergen
Year1961 (1961)
LocationLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Coordinates34°03′03″N 118°15′11″W / 34.0509°N 118.2531°W / 34.0509; -118.2531

Bell Communications Around the Globe is a 1961 sculptural relief by Anthony Heinsbergen, installed on the west side of an AT&T switching center at 420 South Grand Avenue in Los Angeles, California.[1][2] According to the Los Angeles Times, the mural depicts the "globe linked by undersea telephone cables and satellite relays that ricochet off a fey male nude". The map shows North and South America, Europe, Africa, and Australia.[3]

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