Doyle Lane’s Tiles Come to The Huntington

Lane was a longtime neighbor to the Sanchez family in the El Sereno neighborhood of Los Angeles. He was often a lunch guest and would collaborate with the late Esiquiel Sanchez on their respective home repair projects. To show his appreciation for their ongoing hospitality, Lane gave Esiquiel’s wife, Josephine, two tiles—made of ceramic pieces mounted on wood—around 1980.

When daughter Esther Sanchez, then a security guard at The Huntington, learned about the institution’s planned exhibition of Lane’s work, she shared the news with her mother, who felt it was time to donate the tiles so they could be included in the show.

“Our family has enjoyed these tiles for many years,” Josephine said at the time. “I am proud that we can share them with the public for their enjoyment and education.”