Joseph Young at Belmont High School

Since the schools are closed today, let's post a tribute to artwork therein!

Belmont High School is home to a mosaic by Joseph Young (it's also the alma mater of Ricardo Montalban, Jack Webb, Anthony Quinn, Mort Sahl, and other luminaries).

This particular picture and the signature photo of comes from R. L. Swihart's Blog, Without Lifting a Finger. Since I'm lifting it from him (hope he doesn't mind) I guess I'm actually the one lifting a finger-the one poised over the keyboard.

To learn more about Joseph Young, let me point you to both his FB fan page and some previous posts:

• The Temple Emanuel mosaic in Beverly Hills

• The Family Mosaic, installed in the Valley Cities Jewish Community Center

• The Police Dept's Architectural History of Los Angeles Mosaic

• Eden Memorial Park Mosaics in Mission Hills

• UCLA's History of Mathematics Mosaic, here and here

• Links to his obituary and other artwork