Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, California 1927
Amy
Higgins
Actual marble Ming Dynasty Heaven Dogs were in need of a face lift, literally. Located in the theatre's famous outdoor forecourt where stars have come to leave their hand and footprints. I repaired the damaged Heaven Dogs using a mixture of marble epoxy glue and marble dust. Ming Dynasty Heaven Dogs protect the entrance to the Chinese Theatre. An unfortunate baseball bat attack several years ago broke each of the dog's muzzles. The original patch had lost it's color and begun to crack. I chipped away the old patch, and built up and sculpted anew using marble epoxy glue and marble dust mixed in four different colors to give the mottled, translucent look and feel of the original marble.
Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Marble Repair
December 1, 2001
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Grauman's Chinese Theatre is a movie theatre located at 6925 Hollywood Blvd. in Hollywood. It is located along the historic Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Chinese Theatre was commissioned following the success of the nearby Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre which opened in 1922. Built over 18 months, beginning in January 1926 by a partnership headed by Sid Grauman, the theater opened May 18, 1927 with the premiere of Cecil B. DeMille's film The King of Kings. It has since been home to many premieres, birthday parties, corporate junkets and three Academy Awards ceremonies. Among the theater's most distinctive features are the concrete blocks set in the forecourt, which bear the signatures, footprints, and handprints of popular motion picture personalities from the 1920s to the present day.After his success with the Egyptian Theatre, Sid Grauman, once again, turned to C.E. Toberman to secure a long term lease on property located at 6925 Hollywood Blvd. Mr. Toberman contracted the architectural firm of Meyer & Holler (who also designed the Egyptian) to design a "palace type theatre" of Chinese design. Grauman's Chinese Theatre was financed by Grauman, who owned a one-third interest, and his partners: Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and Howard Schenck. The principal architect of the Chinese Theatre was Raymond M. Kennedy, of Meyer and Holler.