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To the editor : Many well-deserved tributes were written about Frank Gehry in the Dec. 6 Los Angeles Times, but I have one on a more personal level ( “Frank Gehry, masterful architect who transformed L.A.’s urban landscape, dies at 96,” Dec. 5). In the early 2000s, when Disney Hall was still a work in progress, the head of the art department at Santa Monica High School was able to secure a tour for her students of Gehry’s unique art studio in Santa Monica. I was invited to accompany her on the tour.

Gehry himself welcomed the students with enthusiasm and warmth. In the center of the room was a model of Disney Hall, which he explained in great detail. He was generous in his time

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