"Completed in 1961, the mosaics were designed to make the approximately 300-foot tunnels seem shorter, said Ethel Pattison, the airport's historian.
"'He was a grand artist, way ahead of his time,' Pattison said. 'His approach to the walls was novel and gave passengers something of interest to look at.'"
Valerie J. Nelson in the Los Angeles Times writes an obit for Charles D. Kratka, the designer of the mosaic on the tunnel walls at the Los Angeles International Airport.
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