Mark Twain Fireplace

The fireplace, mantle, and relief of Mark Twain were all sculpted by Claude Bell.

1954
This is Claude Bell is in his new Artist's Studio at Knott's Berry Farm (now the Geode Shop), drawing Ed Strouse (who was a street character at Knott's), Feb. 1954. Photo courtesy Orange County Archives.
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