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Altarmakers : the historic mediators
title Altarmakers : the historic mediatorsdescription Interested in reading more? Visit our partner's homepage by clicking on the 'View Item' button or visiting the url in the website sectionartist/creator Mesa-Bains, Amalia -
The multicultural paradigm : an open letter to the National Arts Community
title The multicultural paradigm : an open letter to the National Arts Communitydescription Interested in reading more? Visit our partner's homepage by clicking on the 'View Item' button or visiting the url in the website sectionartist/creator Gómez-Peña, Guillermo -
Hidden histories : the Chicano experience
title Hidden histories : the Chicano experiencedescription Interested in reading more? Visit our partner's homepage by clicking on the 'View Item' button or visiting the url in the website sectionartist/creator Goldman, Shifra M. -
De cómo el arte Chicano es tan indocumentado como los indocumentados
title De cómo el arte Chicano es tan indocumentado como los indocumentadosdescription Interested in reading more? Visit our partner's homepage by clicking on the 'View Item' button or visiting the url in the website sectionartist/creator Stellweg, Carla -
Toward the future : chicano art, a voice of tomorrow
title Toward the future : chicano art, a voice of tomorrowdescription Interested in reading more? Visit our partner's homepage by clicking on the 'View Item' button or visiting the url in the website sectionartist/creator Rodríguez, Pedro -
Contradiction or progression : the mainstreaming of a mural movement
title Contradiction or progression : the mainstreaming of a mural movementdescription Interested in reading more? Visit our partner's homepage by clicking on the 'View Item' button or visiting the url in the website sectionartist/creator Sperling Cockcroft, Eva -
An introduction to the history of Mexican American art = Introducción a la historia del arte Mexicoamericano
title An introduction to the history of Mexican American art = Introducción a la historia del arte Mexicoamericanodescription Interested in reading more? Visit our partner's homepage by clicking on the 'View Item' button or visiting the url in the website sectionartist/creator Ybarra-Frausto, Tomás -
The Chicano art movement : interview with René Yañez
title The Chicano art movement : interview with René Yañezdescription Interested in reading more? Visit our partner's homepage by clicking on the 'View Item' button or visiting the url in the website section -
Points of convergence : the iconography of the Chicano poster = Puntos de convergencia : la iconografía del cartel chicano
title Points of convergence : the iconography of the Chicano poster = Puntos de convergencia : la iconografía del cartel chicanodescription Interested in reading more? Visit our partner's homepage by clicking on the 'View Item' button or visiting the url in the website sectionartist/creator Romo, Terecita -
Mexican American artists
title Mexican American artistsdescription Interested in reading more? Visit our partner's homepage by clicking on the 'View Item' button or visiting the url in the website sectionartist/creator Quirarte, Jacinto -
Interview with Tomás Ybarra-Frausto: the Chicano movement in a multicultural/multinational society
title Interview with Tomás Ybarra-Frausto: the Chicano movement in a multicultural/multinational societydescription Interested in reading more? Visit our partner's homepage by clicking on the 'View Item' button or visiting the url in the website sectionartist/creator Ybarra-Frausto, Tomás -
Galeria de la Raza : a study in cultural transformation
title Galeria de la Raza : a study in cultural transformationdescription Interested in reading more? Visit our partner's homepage by clicking on the 'View Item' button or visiting the url in the website sectionartist/creator Mesa-Bains, Amalia -
Mixing
title Mixingdescription Interested in reading more? Visit our partner's homepage by clicking on the 'View Item' button or visiting the url in the website sectionartist/creator Unknown -
Outline of a theoretical model for the study of Chicano art
title Outline of a theoretical model for the study of Chicano artdescription Interested in reading more? Visit our partner's homepage by clicking on the 'View Item' button or visiting the url in the website section -
Introduction : the beginnings of Chicano art
title Introduction : the beginnings of Chicano artdescription Interested in reading more? Visit our partner's homepage by clicking on the 'View Item' button or visiting the url in the website sectionartist/creator Quirarte, Jacinto -
Dále Gas: Chicano art of Texas
title Dále Gas: Chicano art of Texasdescription Interested in reading more? Visit our partner's homepage by clicking on the 'View Item' button or visiting the url in the website sectionartist/creator Martinez, Santos -
The beginnings of Chicano art : introduction
title The beginnings of Chicano art : introductiondescription Interested in reading more? Visit our partner's homepage by clicking on the 'View Item' button or visiting the url in the website sectionartist/creator Quirarte, Jacinto -
Califas : socio-aesthetic chronology of Chicano art
title Califas : socio-aesthetic chronology of Chicano artdescription Interested in reading more? Visit our partner's homepage by clicking on the 'View Item' button or visiting the url in the website sectionartist/creator Ybarra-Frausto, Tomás -
Letter from Sister Mary Prendergast, 1978
title Letter from Sister Mary Prendergast, 1978description Letter written in 1978 by Sister Mary Prendergast of the Incarnate Word Generalate in San Antonio thanking Mrs. Murphy Bennett of Marfa Hight School for sharing papers and photographs with her and asking for duplicates of the photos.artist/creator Prendergast, Sister Marycontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Church History: Book IV
title Church History: Book IVdescription Journal written by Blanche Avant titled, "Church History, Book IV," about the history of the Episcopal church. The final pages of the journal contain recipes.artist/creator Avant, Blanchecontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Charley Bishop: "A Western Pioneer"
title Charley Bishop: "A Western Pioneer"description This report is a brief biography of Charley Bishop, starting with his parents and describing his entire life.artist/creator Fowler, Sam H. Bentley, Mary Helen Burke, Mary Eunice Bentley, Brooks D. Cartwright, Brian Bishop, Charles William Bishop, Charley Bishop, Billsubject Marfa (Tex.) -- Biography. Social Life And Customs Places - United States - Texas - Presidio County - Marfa People History Life Agriculture - Ranching Storiescontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Letter from W. B. Hubbard
title Letter from W. B. Hubbarddescription The letter from W. B. Hubbard is a brief explanation of the enclosures provided including a photocopy of an article that appeard in The Cattleman in 1937.artist/creator Hubbard, W. B.contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Create Barrios Unidos, San Fernando, Early 1980S
title Create Barrios Unidos, San Fernando, Early 1980Sdescription Create barrios unidos, San Fernando, early 1980s. Chacon's Barber Shop, exterior, 750 Kalisher Street (mural on Woodworth Street), San Fernando. This is a call for pride in being Chicano, for unity instead of fighting between gangs. The central figure is the Aztec king Cuauhtemoc. His name means "Descending Eagle" in the Aztec language Nahuatl. By Juan Pueblo, Donna Reyes, George Duarte, and several assistants. -- Dunitz, Street gallery, p. 139, #25.subject Peace Mural Painting And Decoration History Mexican-Americans Cuauhtemoc, Emperor Of Mexico, 1495?-1525 Gangs Street Art Chacon'S Barber Shopcontributor Calisphere -
Don'T Let Them Burn Down Our Culture, Highland Park, Los Angeles, 1990
title Don'T Let Them Burn Down Our Culture, Highland Park, Los Angeles, 1990description Don't let them burn down our culture, Highland Park, Los Angeles, 1990. Fair Market, exterior, North Avenue 50 at El Paso Drive, Highland Park. Gang imagery and Chicano history. Also, Stop the madness. Aerosol, 3 panels, by Alza. -- Dunitz, Street gallery, p. 121, #35.contributor Calisphere -
500 Years Of Indigenous Struggle, Boyle Heights, 1990
title 500 Years Of Indigenous Struggle, Boyle Heights, 1990description 500 years of indigenous struggle, Boyle Heights, 1990. One Stop Immigration and Educational Center, interior, 3600 Whittier Boulevard (at Esperanza Street). Chicano history. Completed in 1990 and originally installed in the One Stop Immigration office in Long Beach, it was moved to its present location in summer 1992. Acrylic on canvas, 2 panels (4' x 8' each), by Mario Aguirre Uriarte. -- Dunitz, Street gallery, rev. 2nd ed., p. 311, #69.contributor Calisphere -
The History Of L.A., East Los Angeles, 1980
title The History Of L.A., East Los Angeles, 1980description Dunitz, Street Gallery, Revised 2nd edition, p. 304, #41. The History of L.A., East Los Angeles, 1980. Argil Building Materials Company, exterior, 4754 Floral Drive (near North Mednick Avenue). Symbols from Chicano history and modern Los Angeles. Acrylic on cinder block, by Carlos Almaraz, assisted by Guillermo Bejarano. -- Dunitz, Street gallery, p. 315, #60contributor Calisphere -
The History Of L.A., East Los Angeles, 1980
title The History Of L.A., East Los Angeles, 1980description The History of L.A., East Los Angeles, 1980. Argil Building Materials Company, exterior, 4754 Floral Drive (near North Mednick Avenue). Symbols from Chicano history and modern Los Angeles. Acrylic on cinder block, by Carlos Almaraz, assisted by Guillermo Bejarano. -- Dunitz, Street gallery, p. 315, #60.contributor Calisphere -
Doctors Hospital Murals, East Los Angeles, 1969
title Doctors Hospital Murals, East Los Angeles, 1969description Doctors Hospital murals, East Los Angeles, 1969. East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital, exterior front, 4060 Whittier Boulevard, (between Herbert and Gage avenues), East Los Angeles. Although the artist was Hungarian, the mural's subject matter was drawn from Mexican/Chicano history and culture. Mosaic, 4 panels, by John Bene. -- Dunitz, Street gallery, rev. 2nd ed., p. 285, #4.contributor Calisphere -
Our Past, Our Present, And Our Future, Boyle Heights, 1966
title Our Past, Our Present, And Our Future, Boyle Heights, 1966description Our past, our present, and our future, Boyle Heights, 1966. Pan-American Bank, exterior, 3626 East First Street (at Townsend Street). Boyle Heights. The story of Mexican America using ancient myths and historical symbolism. This early Eastside mural inspired many local Chicano artists. Glass mosaic, 5 panels, 10' x 4' (each), designed by Jose Reyes Meza. Executed by Byzantine Studios of Cuernevaca, Mexico.-- Dunitz, Street gallery, rev. 2nd ed., p. 285, #2.contributor Calisphere -
A History Of Our Struggle, Boyle Heights, 1974
title A History Of Our Struggle, Boyle Heights, 1974description A history of our struggle, Boyle Heights, 1974. First Street store, exterior, 3640 East First Street (at Townsend Avenue), Boyle Heights. The Chicano heritage is traced from its roots in ancient pre-Columbian Mexico up to modern America. Goez worked with an architect to design the arches along the store's front exterior in which the panels were installed. Ceramic tile, 19 panels, 1,123 square feet, by Goez Art Studio. Designed by Robert Arenivar. Joel Suro Olivares, ceramicist. Jose-Luis Gonzalez, project director, assisted by David Botello and Juan Gonzalez. -- Dunitz, Street gallery, rev. 2nd ed., p. 288, #15. Please note that the building is actually located in East Los Angeles, not in Boyle Heights.artist/creator Olivares, Joel Suro Goez Art Studio Gonzalez, Jose-Luis Gonzalez, Juan Botello, David Dunitz, Robin J Arenivar, Robertcontributor Calisphere -
The Great Wall Of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, 1976-1983
title The Great Wall Of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, 1976-1983description 1000 A.D., Early California 1522, Spanish arrival 1822, Mexican rule 1848, Bandaide 1868, Sojourners 1880, Frontier California 1890, Los Angeles mountains to the shore 1900, Immigrant California. Co-sponsored by CMP, SPARC, and Project Heavy-San Fernando Valley. B. 1978. Supervising artists: Diane Ferrari, Leo Jauregui, Andrew Manning, Bea Plessner. Plus 34 "mural makers." Four panels: William Hart 350,000 Mexican Americans deported 442nd Japanese Americans. Sponsored by SPARC, Judith Baca, artistic director. E. 1983. Artist supervisors: Eric Alcarez, Eva Cockroft, Mary-Linn Hughes, Patssi Valdez, Matthew Wuerker. Plus 30 "mural makers." 11 panels: Olympic champions breaking barriers 1948-1964 Asians gain citizenship and prosperity California aqueduct Charlie Chaplin, World War I doughboys. Sponsored by SPARC, Judith Baca, director. C. 1980. Artist supervisors: Carlos Calleja, Yreina Cervantez, Jan Cook, Fernando Jauregui, Jr., Alfredo Lascano, Jane Van Loon, Nancy Perez, Bea Plessner, Julie Ruelas, Rodney Saksi. Seven panels: Japanese internment, Dustbowl refugees Crash and depression David Gonzalez Pacoima CA. Development of suburbia Division of the barrios and Chavez Ravine Dr. Charles Drew Farewellt to Rosie the riveter. Sponsored by SPARC, Judith Baca, artistic director. -- Dunitz, Street gallery, p. 140, #26. Forebearers of civil rights Illusion of prosperity. Sponsored by SPARC, Judith Baca, artistic director. D. 1981. Artist supervisors: Jan Cook, Teresa Chacon, Karen Guyot, Alfredo Lascano, Pat Millar, Bea Plessner, Julie Ruelas. Plus 32 "mural makers." 9 panels: Jewish refugees Indian assimilation Jewish Americans Jewish arts and sciences Luisa Moreno: Zoot Suit riots L.A. 1943 Strikes The birth of Rock and Roll The great wall of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, 1976-1983. Tujunga Wash drainage canal, Coldwater Canyon Avenue (between Burbank Boulevard and Oxnard Street), Van Nuys/North Hollywood border. A. 1976. Supervising artists: Judith Baca, Charles Brown, Isabel Castro, Donna Deitch, Judithe Hernandez, Ulysses Jenkins, Luis Lopez, Kristina Lucas, Olga Muniz, Bernardo Muniz, Arnold Ramirez, Christina Schlesinger, Gary Tokumoto, Linda Eber. Plus 59 "mural makers." 9 panels: 20,000 B.C., pre-historical California The origins of gay rights The red scare of McCarthyism Tomas Alva Edison Unsigned Indian Treaties World War IIartist/creator Cockroft, Eva Jenkins, Ulysses Jauregui, Fernando Jr Callejo, Carlos Ferrari, Diane Baca, Judith Plessner, Bea Sakai, Rodney Lucas, Kristina Hernandez Castro, Isabel Cook, Jan Eber, Linda Guyot, Karen Wuerker, Matthew Luis Chacon, Teresa Ramirez, Arnold Schlessinger, Christina Brown, Charles Deitch, Donna Cervantez, Yreina Hughes, Mary-Linn Munis, Olga Millar, Pat Tokumoto, Gary Ruelas, Julie Lascano, Alfredo Judithe Valdez, Patssi Manning, Andrew Lopez Jauregui, Leo Dunitz, Robin J Perez, Nancy Van Loon, Jane Muniz, Bernardocontributor Calisphere -
Contributions Of Asians For The Development And Progress Of California, Los Angeles, 1990
title Contributions Of Asians For The Development And Progress Of California, Los Angeles, 1990description Contributions of Asians for the development and progress of California, 1990, 4375 Beverly Boulevard (at Harvard Boulevard). The United States, represented as a woman with a torch, welcoming immigrants to help build California. Acrylic, 10' x 20', by Orlando Castillo, assisted by Bobby Yi, Jezreel Balajadia, Rod Parong, Rogelio Galang, and Alen Terre. Sponsored by SPARC. -- Dunitz, Street gallery, rev. 2nd ed., p. 76, #37.artist/creator Balajadia, Jezreel Parong, Rod Castillo, Orlando Galang, Rogelio Dunitz, Robin J Yi, Bobby Terre, Alencontributor Calisphere -
Chicano Time Trip, Los Angeles, 1977
title Chicano Time Trip, Los Angeles, 1977description Chicano time trip, 1977, East West Bank, 2601 North Broadway (at Daly Boulevard), exterior. This was the Streetscapers' first collaborative project (not counting their 3rd grade dinosaur mural). The concept of depicting hundreds of years of Chicano history came in response to the 1976 U.S. Bicentennial, which didn't address the Chicano heritage. The panels read right to left and cover pre-Columbian society, the Spanish conquest and colonialism, Mexican independence and the rise of a new ruling class, the Mexican Revolution and the contemporary Chicano Family. In acrylic on stucco, 5 panels, 20' x 90' by Los Dos Streetscapers (Wayne Healy and David Botello). Sponsored by Citywide Mural Project and Crocker Bank -- Dunitz, Street gallery, rev. 2nd ed., p. 300, #26.contributor Calisphere -
Nuestra Vida (Our Life), Boyle Heights, 1994
title Nuestra Vida (Our Life), Boyle Heights, 1994description "Nuestra vida (Our life)", Boyle Heights, 1994. 4th Street and Euclid Avenue, Boyle Heights. "The mural is a reflection of the East Los Angeles lifestyle of that area. It was gang infested. A well-known gang member who was feared by everyone was excited about a mural in his neighborhood. The artist did a representation of him in the mural -- he is the one doing his homework. The two figures in the middle are offering flowers to you, saying, 'This is what our culture offers to the community -- the education and history of it'." By John Zender Estrada and youth from Creative Solutions. -- Dunitz, Painting the towns: Murals of California, p. 178.subject Mural Painting And Decoration Boyle Heights (Los Angeles, Calif.) History Street Art Social Life And Customscontributor Calisphere -
Revolutionary Figures From Mexico And The United States: Detail
title Revolutionary Figures From Mexico And The United States: Detaildescription Balboa Park (San Diego, Calif.) Centro Cultural de la Raza (San Diego, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Key people in the struggle of Mexico's freedom: Soldadera, woman soldier from the 1910 revolution, José María Morelos, and Ricardo Flores Magon. Paintingssubject Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration Flores Magón, Ricardo, 1873-1922 History Revolution (Mexico : 1910-1920) Mexicocontributor Calisphere -
Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1,000 A.D. Early Californians, Daily Life
title Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1,000 A.D. Early Californians, Daily Lifedescription A collaborative project by Judith Baca and over 400 employed youths and artists. The first one thousand feet were painted during the first summer of work in 1976. Additionally the first one thousand feet were divided into sections of 100 feet each. Although the content is highly integrated, each section was designed by a different artist under the general supervision of Judith Baca. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Los Angeles Valley College Narrative mural depicting California history from prehistory thru the 1920s. Designed by Christina Schlesinger, this detail focus on the daily life of the Chumash Indians as it might have been in 1000 A.D. Paintings Tujunga Wash, Los Angeles (California)artist/creator Baca, Judith Franciscasubject Indians Of North America Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration Chumash Indians History Hunting And Gathering Societies Narrative Art Symbolism Californiacontributor Calisphere -
Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1822 Mexican Rule
title Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1822 Mexican Ruledescription A collaborative project by Judith Baca and over 400 employed youths and artists. The first one thousand feet were painted during the first summer of work in 1976. Additionally the first one thousand feet were divided into sections of 100 feet each. Although the content is highly integrated, each section was designed by a different artist under the general supervision of Judith Baca. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Los Angeles Valley College Narrative mural depicting California history from prehistory thru the 1920s. Designed by Judith Hernandez, this scene is dominated by the figure of a Spanish land baron, illustrating the "hacendados" who dominated early California. His serape is formed by the land and labor of the Indians which he has taken and used to build the hacienda toward which he looks and where an elegant wedding is taking place. Paintings Tujunga Wash, Los Angeles (California)artist/creator Baca, Judith Franciscasubject Indians Of North America Mexican American Art Missionaries Mural Painting And Decoration Symbolism History Missions Narrative Art Cattle Barons (Noblemen) Agriculture California Mexicocontributor Calisphere -
Estrada Courts: Untitled (Peacock)
title Estrada Courts: Untitled (Peacock)description Boyle Heights (Los Angeles, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) East Los Angeles (California) Estrada Courts (housing complex) Estrada Courts is a low-income housing project in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles, California and is well known for its murals, which reflect the Chicano barrio culture and traditions of the area. Paintings Peacock with other animals around the edges of its fanned feathers.artist/creator Unknownsubject Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration History Animals Low-Income Housing Peafowl Symbolism Californiacontributor Calisphere -
Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: Charlie Chaplin
title Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: Charlie Chaplindescription A collaborative project by Judith Baca and over 400 employed youths and artists. The 1978 project continues where the first 1000 feet left off. From this point forward, Baca exerted more control over the design, which resulted in more stylistic unity and an evolving complexity in the transitions between the sections and linkages between historical incidents. As World War I reached into every aspect a American life, Charlie Chaplin, the famous silent movie comedian and a symbol of the common man, became involved in the national campaign. He is represented in the mural as a typical "dough boy" fighting in the trenches for the ideals in which he believes and for which the war was being fought. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Los Angeles Valley College Paintings Tujunga Wash, Los Angeles (California)artist/creator Baca, Judith Franciscasubject Mural Painting And Decoration Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977 History World War, 1914-1918 Soldiers Narrative Art Bunkers (Fortification) Symbolism California Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931contributor Calisphere -
Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1880 Frontier California
title Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1880 Frontier Californiadescription A collaborative project by Judith Baca and over 400 employed youths and artists. The first one thousand feet were painted during the first summer of work in 1976. Additionally the first one thousand feet were divided into sections of 100 feet each. Although the content is highly integrated, each section was designed by a different artist under the general supervision of Judith Baca. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Los Angeles Valley College Narrative mural depicting California history from prehistory thru the 1920s. This detail shows the California land boom and the battles that ensued over land between the Native Americans and the White settlers. Paintings Tujunga Wash, Los Angeles (California)artist/creator Baca, Judith Franciscasubject Oranges Horses Indians Of North America Battles Mural Painting And Decoration Orchards Immigrants Railroads History Employees Narrative Art Chinese Symbolism Agriculture Californiacontributor Calisphere -
Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1848 Bandaide
title Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1848 Bandaidedescription A collaborative project by Judith Baca and over 400 employed youths and artists. The first one thousand feet were painted during the first summer of work in 1976. Additionally the first one thousand feet were divided into sections of 100 feet each. Although the content is highly integrated, each section was designed by a different artist under the general supervision of Judith Baca. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Los Angeles Valley College Narrative mural depicting California history from prehistory thru the 1920s. This detail focuses on the battle between the Mexican army and the U.S. cavalry for the control of California and the beginning of the California Gold Rush at Sutters' Mill. Paintings Tujunga Wash, Los Angeles (California)artist/creator Baca, Judith Franciscasubject Haciendas Battles Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration Sawmills History Weddings Soldiers Narrative Art Symbolism Gold Mines And Mining Californiacontributor Calisphere -
Estrada Courts: Untitled
title Estrada Courts: Untitleddescription Boyle Heights (Los Angeles, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) East Los Angeles (California) Estrada Courts (housing complex) Estrada Courts is a low-income housing project in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles, California and is well known for its murals, which reflect the Chicano barrio culture and traditions of the area. Mythology. Paintingssubject Mexican American Art Mythology Mural Painting And Decoration History Low-Income Housing Symbolism Pegasus (Greek Mythology) California Mexicocontributor Calisphere -
Estrada Courts: Organic Stimulus
title Estrada Courts: Organic Stimulusdescription Boyle Heights (Los Angeles, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) East Los Angeles (California) Estrada Courts is a low-income housing project in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles, California and is well known for its murals, which reflect the Chicano barrio culture and traditions of the area. Paintings The artist painted this pastel hued landscape without any pre-concept or drawing to go by. Mural was restored in 2012 by the Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles. Restoration was assisted by Ian Robertson-Salt and the youth of Estrada Courts.artist/creator Loza, Ernesto De Lasubject Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration Landscapes History Volcanoes Mexico--Popocatépetl Low-Income Housing Mountainscontributor Calisphere -
Estrada Courts: We Are Not A Minority
title Estrada Courts: We Are Not A Minoritydescription Boyle Heights (Los Angeles, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) East Los Angeles (California) Estrada Courts (housing complex) Estrada Courts is a low-income housing project in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles, California and is well known for its murals, which reflect the Chicano barrio culture and traditions of the area. In memoriam to the Guevrillero Heroico, el Doctor Che. Dia del Rebelde International XI aniversario Oct. 8th 1978 Paintings This tribute to Latin American revolutionary Che Guevara was painted in 1978 by artists from the Chicano Park struggle in San Diego. It was restored in 1995 by the Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles. The original artists were Mario Torero, Rocky, El Lion, and Zade. The restoration artists were Mario Torero and Carmen Kalo, assisted by Ernesto de la Loza.artist/creator Torero, Mariosubject Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration Leaders (People) Portraits History Low-Income Housing Revolutionaries Guevara, Che, 1928-1967 Symbolism Californiacontributor Calisphere -
Chicano Park: Tenochitilan: Detail Of Hunters
title Chicano Park: Tenochitilan: Detail Of Huntersdescription Barrio Logan (San Diego, California) Chicano Park (San Diego, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Gazebo ceiling mural illustrates the foundation myth of Tenochtitlan/Mexico City. Paintingssubject Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration Aztec (Culture Or Style) Hunters Lakes History Gazebos Bow And Arrow Eagles Symbolism--Religious Aspects Snakes Mexico Creationcontributor Calisphere -
Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1822 Mexican Rule
title Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1822 Mexican Ruledescription A collaborative project by Judith Baca and over 400 employed youths and artists. The first one thousand feet were painted during the first summer of work in 1976. Additionally the first one thousand feet were divided into sections of 100 feet each. Although the content is highly integrated, each section was designed by a different artist under the general supervision of Judith Baca. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Los Angeles Valley College Narrative mural depicting California history from prehistory thru the 1920s. Designed by Judith Hernandez, this scene is dominated by the figure of a Spanish land baron, illustrating the "hacendados" who dominated early California. His serape is formed by the land and labor of the Indians which he has taken and used to build the hacienda toward which he looks and where an elegant wedding is taking place. Paintings Tujunga Wash, Los Angeles (California)artist/creator Baca, Judith Franciscasubject Haciendas Mural Painting And Decoration Symbolism History Weddings Narrative Art Cattle Barons (Noblemen) Agriculture California Mexicocontributor Calisphere -
Estrada Courts: Untitled (Lincoln And Kennedy)
title Estrada Courts: Untitled (Lincoln And Kennedy)description Boyle Heights (Los Angeles, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) East Los Angeles (California) Estrada Courts (housing complex) Estrada Courts is a low-income housing project in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles, California and is well known for its murals, which reflect the Chicano barrio culture and traditions of the area. Paintings Portraits of United States presidents Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy in front of an American flag. Between the two men is an outline of the United States Capitol Building and a list of comparisons between the two presidents.artist/creator Lopez, Franksubject Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration Portraits Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 Youth History Presidents Low-Income Housing Flags--United States Symbolismcontributor Calisphere -
Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: A New Perspecive On Edison; Bridge Across The Tujunga Wash
title Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: A New Perspecive On Edison; Bridge Across The Tujunga Washdescription Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) In this scene Thomas Edison’s Mexican‑American heritage is symbolized by the Chichimeca corn goddess who whispers the secrets of the ancient builders and inventors in his ear. Los Angeles Valley College Paintings Tujunga Wash, Los Angeles (California)artist/creator Baca, Judith Franciscasubject Bridges Goddesses Chichimecs Mural Painting And Decoration Symbolism History Narrative Art Cityscapes (Representations) Pyramids California Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931contributor Calisphere -
Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1880 Frontier California And 1890 Los Angeles Mountains To The Shore
title Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1880 Frontier California And 1890 Los Angeles Mountains To The Shoredescription A collaborative project by Judith Baca and over 400 employed youths and artists. The first one thousand feet were painted during the first summer of work in 1976. Additionally the first one thousand feet were divided into sections of 100 feet each. Although the content is highly integrated, each section was designed by a different artist under the general supervision of Judith Baca. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Los Angeles Valley College Narrative mural depicting California history from prehistory thru the 1920s. This detail shows a California orange grove, women reading a newspaper about the woman's suffrage revolution, and a man standing next to a high wheel bicycle. Paintings Tujunga Wash, Los Angeles (California)artist/creator Baca, Judith Franciscasubject Oranges Mural Painting And Decoration Bicycles Orchards Women--Suffrage History Employees Narrative Art Gearing Symbolism Agriculture Californiacontributor Calisphere -
Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1848 Bandaide
title Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1848 Bandaidedescription A collaborative project by Judith Baca and over 400 employed youths and artists. The first one thousand feet were painted during the first summer of work in 1976. Additionally the first one thousand feet were divided into sections of 100 feet each. Although the content is highly integrated, each section was designed by a different artist under the general supervision of Judith Baca. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Los Angeles Valley College Narrative mural depicting California history from prehistory thru the 1920s. This detail focuses on a prospector panning for gold and on segregation. In the state capital at Monterey, ex‑Southerners passed laws-WHITES ONLY‑which did not allow people of Mexican, Black or Chinese descent to make claims. Paintings Tujunga Wash, Los Angeles (California)artist/creator Baca, Judith Franciscasubject Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration Flags--Confederate States Of America History Segregation Narrative Art Covered Wagons Symbolism Gold Mines And Mining California Minerscontributor Calisphere -
Mexican Revolution
title Mexican Revolutiondescription Barrio Logan (San Diego, California) Chicano Park (San Diego, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Paintingsartist/creator Ochoa, Victorsubject Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration History Revolutionaries Leaders (People) Zapata, Emiliano, 1879-1919 Scaffolding Mexicocontributor Calisphere -
Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1822 Mexican Rule And 1848 Bandaide
title Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1822 Mexican Rule And 1848 Bandaidedescription A collaborative project by Judith Baca and over 400 employed youths and artists. The first one thousand feet were painted during the first summer of work in 1976. Additionally the first one thousand feet were divided into sections of 100 feet each. Although the content is highly integrated, each section was designed by a different artist under the general supervision of Judith Baca. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Los Angeles Valley College Narrative mural depicting California history from prehistory thru the 1920s. A typical hacienda with an elegant wedding, the battle between the Mexican army and the U.S. cavalry for control of California, and the beginning of the California Gold Rush at Sutters' Mill. Paintings Tujunga Wash, Los Angeles (California)artist/creator Baca, Judith Franciscasubject Haciendas Battles Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration History Weddings Narrative Art Symbolism Gold Mines And Mining California Mexicocontributor Calisphere -
Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 20,000 B.C. Pre-Historic California
title Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 20,000 B.C. Pre-Historic Californiadescription A collaborative project by Judith Baca and over 400 employed youths and artists. The first one thousand feet were painted during the first summer of work in 1976. Additionally the first one thousand feet were divided into sections of 100 feet each. Although the content is highly integrated, each section was designed by a different artist under the general supervision of Judith Baca. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Los Angeles Valley College Narrative mural depicting California history from prehistory thru the 1920s. The initial segment, designed by Kristi Lucas, begins in 20,000 BC when the animals whose bones were found in the La Brea Tar Pits still wandered among the plants and trees native to the area. Paintings Tujunga Wash, Los Angeles (California)artist/creator Baca, Judith Franciscasubject Indians Of North America Animals--Fossil Mural Painting And Decoration History La Brea Pits (Calif.) Mammoths Migration, Internal Narrative Art Bering Land Bridge Symbolism Californiacontributor Calisphere -
Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1890 Los Angeles Mountains To The Shore
title Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1890 Los Angeles Mountains To The Shoredescription A collaborative project by Judith Baca and over 400 employed youths and artists. The first one thousand feet were painted during the first summer of work in 1976. Additionally the first one thousand feet were divided into sections of 100 feet each. Although the content is highly integrated, each section was designed by a different artist under the general supervision of Judith Baca. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Los Angeles Valley College Narrative mural depicting California history from prehistory thru the 1920s. Designed by American Indian artist Charlie Brown this section depicts the "Red Car," which provided an early energy efficient form of transportation. Paintings Tujunga Wash, Los Angeles (California)artist/creator Baca, Judith Franciscasubject Terminals (Transportation) Mural Painting And Decoration Bicycles Cable Cars (Streetcars) History Narrative Art Gearing Symbolism Californiacontributor Calisphere -
Chicano Park: Historical Mural: Detail Of Demonstrators
title Chicano Park: Historical Mural: Detail Of Demonstratorsdescription Barrio Logan (San Diego, California) Chicano Park (San Diego, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Historical Mural (Ramp 1A) was conceived to reinforce the positive contributions of Spanish, Mexican, and Mexican-American men in Chicano history. Restoration completed in 2012 by artists Barajas and Aranda. Paintingssubject Ramp-Freeway Junctions Teaching Demonstrations Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration History Guadalupe, Our Lady Of Parks Symbolism California Mexicocontributor Calisphere -
Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1880 Frontier California, Joaquin Murrieta
title Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1880 Frontier California, Joaquin Murrietadescription A collaborative project by Judith Baca and over 400 employed youths and artists. The first one thousand feet were painted during the first summer of work in 1976. Additionally the first one thousand feet were divided into sections of 100 feet each. Although the content is highly integrated, each section was designed by a different artist under the general supervision of Judith Baca. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Los Angeles Valley College Narrative mural depicting California history from prehistory thru the 1920s. This detail focuses on Joaquin Murieta, Robin Hood figure of the old west who fought for the oppressed. Paintings Tujunga Wash, Los Angeles (California)artist/creator Baca, Judith Franciscasubject Horses Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration History Legends Murieta, Joaquin, D. 1853 Narrative Art Symbolism California Pony Expresscontributor Calisphere -
Mexican Revolution
title Mexican Revolutiondescription Barrio Logan (San Diego, California) Chicano Park (San Diego, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Paintingsartist/creator Ochoa, Victorsubject Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration History Revolutionaries Leaders (People) Zapata, Emiliano, 1879-1919 Scaffolding Mexicocontributor Calisphere -
Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1848 Bandaide
title Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1848 Bandaidedescription A collaborative project by Judith Baca and over 400 employed youths and artists. The first one thousand feet were painted during the first summer of work in 1976. Additionally the first one thousand feet were divided into sections of 100 feet each. Although the content is highly integrated, each section was designed by a different artist under the general supervision of Judith Baca. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Los Angeles Valley College Narrative mural depicting California history from prehistory thru the 1920s. The Gold Rush era as designed by Ulysses Jenkins provides a Black‑American perspective on this period. It begins with the discovery of gold at Sutters' Mill and the migration of Blacks, Mexicans and Indians as well as Whites by ship to California. Above the bay are portraits of Mifflin W. Gibbs, publisher of the first Black newspaper and Mary Ellen Pleasant, a civil rights activist who helped defend Blacks arraigned under the fugitive slave laws. The globe represents the world's desire for the riches of the 49ers. Beside it stands William A. Leidesdorff, pilot of the first steamboat to arrive in San Francisco Bay, who later became a vice consul to Mexico. . Paintings Tujunga Wash, Los Angeles (California)artist/creator Baca, Judith Franciscasubject African Americans Leidesdorff, William A. (William Alexander), 1810-1848 Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration Gibbs, Mifflin Wistar Symbolism History Migration, Internal Segregation Narrative Art Pleasant, Mary Ellen, 1814-1904 Gold Mines And Mining California Minerscontributor Calisphere -
Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1890 Los Angeles Mountains To The Shore; San Pedro Harbor
title Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1890 Los Angeles Mountains To The Shore; San Pedro Harbordescription A collaborative project by Judith Baca and over 400 employed youths and artists. The first one thousand feet were painted during the first summer of work in 1976. Additionally the first one thousand feet were divided into sections of 100 feet each. Although the content is highly integrated, each section was designed by a different artist under the general supervision of Judith Baca. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Los Angeles Valley College Narrative mural depicting California history from prehistory thru the 1920s. Designed by American Indian artist Charlie Brown, "From the Mountains to the Shore" depicts the San Pedro Harbor where, until recently, there was a great abundance of flying fish. The typical shops and buildings of turn of the century Los Angeles are depicted in this lyrical segment. Paintings Tujunga Wash, Los Angeles (California)artist/creator Baca, Judith Franciscasubject Missionaries Los Angeles Harbor (Calif.) Mural Painting And Decoration Humor History Cities And Towns Narrative Art Symbolism Californiacontributor Calisphere -
Chicano Park: Tenochitilan: Detail Of Hunters
title Chicano Park: Tenochitilan: Detail Of Huntersdescription Barrio Logan (San Diego, California) Chicano Park (San Diego, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Gazebo ceiling mural illustrates the foundation myth of Tenochtitlan/Mexico City. Paintingssubject Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration Aztec (Culture Or Style) Hunters Lakes History Gazebos Bow And Arrow Eagles Symbolism--Religious Aspects Snakes Mexico Creationcontributor Calisphere -
Chicano Park: Aztec Warrior: Detail
title Chicano Park: Aztec Warrior: Detaildescription Aztec Warrior wearing the costume of the Eagle Order Barrio Logan (San Diego, California) Chicano Park (San Diego, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Paintingsartist/creator Adame, Felipesubject Aztec (Culture Or Style) Bridges California Chicano Park Eagles Helmets History Mexican American Art Mexico Mural Painting And Decoration Parks Shields Warriorscontributor Calisphere -
Chicano Park: Chicano Pinto Union
title Chicano Park: Chicano Pinto Uniondescription Barrio Logan (San Diego, California) Chicano Park (San Diego, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) JUSTICIA PARA LAS PINTOS (justice for the inmates) Paintingsartist/creator Vargas, Tony Desubject Bridges Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration History Parks Symbolism Californiacontributor Calisphere -
Chicano Park: Kiosko/Tenochtitlan: Artist Painting Gazebo Ceiling Mural
title Chicano Park: Kiosko/Tenochtitlan: Artist Painting Gazebo Ceiling Muraldescription Architecture and City Planning Chicano Park (San Diego, California); Barrio Logan (San Diego, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Paintings The central gazebo called Kiosko was designed by architect Alfredo Larrin in a style reminiscent of Aztec and Mayan architecture and painted by muralists Vargas, Aguirre and Adame. The ceiling mural illustrates the foundation myth of Tenochtitlan/Mexico City.subject Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration Aztec (Culture Or Style) Hunters Lakes History Gazebos Bow And Arrow Eagles Symbolism--Religious Aspects Snakes Mexico Creation Chicano Parkcontributor Calisphere -
Estrada Courts: Sun Bathers
title Estrada Courts: Sun Bathersdescription Boyle Heights (Los Angeles, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) East Los Angeles (California) Estrada Courts (housing complex) Estrada Courts is a low-income housing project in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles, California and is well known for its murals, which reflect the Chicano barrio culture and traditions of the area. Paintingsartist/creator Hernandez, Gilsubject Siqueiros, David Alfaro Mexican American Art Hidalgo Y Costilla, Miguel, 1753-1811 Mural Painting And Decoration Villa, Pancho, 1878-1923 History Low-Income Housing Sun-Baths Symbolism Zapata, Emiliano, 1879-1919 California Mexicocontributor Calisphere -
Chicano Park: Historical Mural: Detail
title Chicano Park: Historical Mural: Detaildescription Barrio Logan (San Diego, California) Chicano Park (San Diego, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Historical Mural (Ramp 1A) was conceived to reinforce the positive contributions of Spanish, Mexican, and Mexican-American men in Chicano history. Restoration completed in 2012 by artists Barajas and Aranda. Paintingssubject Ramp-Freeway Junctions Salazar, Ruben, 1928-1970 Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration Heroes Leaders (People) Portraits History Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993 Parks Revolutionaries Guevara, Che, 1928-1967 Symbolism California Mexico Olmecscontributor Calisphere -
Estrada Courts: Moratorium: The Black And White Mural: Detail
title Estrada Courts: Moratorium: The Black And White Mural: Detaildescription A monochromatic photo-realistic montage portraying the 1970 Chicano Moratorium, a local anti-Vietnam War protest that was attacked by the Sheriff's Department. Other imagery condemns police brutality in the barrio. In 1979 Herrón returned to paint (in color) himself embracing his wife (not shown in this detail). Boyle Heights (Los Angeles, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) East Los Angeles (California) Estrada Courts (housing complex) Estrada Courts is a low-income housing project in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles, California and is well known for its murals, which reflect the Chicano barrio culture and traditions of the area. Paintingssubject Protests Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration Symbolism History Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Low-Income Housing Faces Californiacontributor Calisphere -
Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1848 Bandaide
title Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1848 Bandaidedescription A collaborative project by Judith Baca and over 400 employed youths and artists. The first one thousand feet were painted during the first summer of work in 1976. Additionally the first one thousand feet were divided into sections of 100 feet each. Although the content is highly integrated, each section was designed by a different artist under the general supervision of Judith Baca. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Los Angeles Valley College Narrative mural depicting California history from prehistory thru the 1920s. In the state capital at Monterey, ex‑Southerners passed laws-WHITES ONLY‑which did not allow people of Mexican, Black or Chinese descent to make claims. Biddy Mason, an ex‑slave from Georgia who fought extradition under the fugitive slave laws and who became wealthy, was known for her charity and was a founder of the African Methodist Church in Los Angeles. Joaquin Murieta, a legendary Mexican Robin Hood, fights for the oppressed: The landless who "squat" on the state; the "hanging tree" victims of prejudice; and the Indians who are slaughtered with the coming of the "Iron Horse". Paintings Tujunga Wash, Los Angeles (California)artist/creator Baca, Judith Franciscasubject Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration Murieta, Joaquín Railroads History Violence Segregation Mason, Biddy, 1818-1891 Narrative Art Symbolism Gold Mines And Mining California Minerscontributor Calisphere -
Chicano Park: Death Of A Farmworker: Detail
title Chicano Park: Death Of A Farmworker: Detaildescription A human hand, left, and an agricultural tool, right, both grabbing onto either teeth of a gear or the rays of the sun. Barrio Logan (San Diego, California) Chicano Park (San Diego, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) La Tierra es de Quien La Trabaja Con Sus Propias Manos. 1879-1919 E. Zapata (The land belongs to he who works it with his own hands. 1879-1919 E. Zapata) Paintingssubject Hair Bridges Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration History Strikes Parks Symbolism Zapata, Emiliano, 1879-1919 Agriculture Californiacontributor Calisphere -
Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1522 Spanish Arrival, Portolà
title Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1522 Spanish Arrival, Portolàdescription A collaborative project by Judith Baca and over 400 employed youths and artists. The first one thousand feet were painted during the first summer of work in 1976. Additionally the first one thousand feet were divided into sections of 100 feet each. Although the content is highly integrated, each section was designed by a different artist under the general supervision of Judith Baca. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Los Angeles Valley College Narrative mural depicting California history from prehistory thru the 1920s. Designed by Judith Baca, this detail focuses on the Spanish explorer Portolà, who brought the first expedition from Mexico to L.A. in 1769. Paintings Tujunga Wash, Los Angeles (California)artist/creator Baca, Judith Franciscasubject Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration History Narrative Art Symbolism Explorers California Portolá, Gaspar Decontributor Calisphere -
Chicano Park: Kiosko/Tenochtitlan: Artist Painting Gazebo Ceiling Mural
title Chicano Park: Kiosko/Tenochtitlan: Artist Painting Gazebo Ceiling Muraldescription Architecture and City Planning Chicano Park (San Diego, California); Barrio Logan (San Diego, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Paintings The central gazebo called Kiosko was designed by architect Alfredo Larrin in a style reminiscent of Aztec and Mayan architecture and painted by muralists Vargas, Aguirre and Adame. The ceiling mural illustrates the foundation myth of Tenochtitlan/Mexico City.subject Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration Aztec (Culture Or Style) Hunters Lakes History Gazebos Bow And Arrow Eagles Symbolism--Religious Aspects Snakes Mexico Creationcontributor Calisphere -
Chicano Park: Portraits Of Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Fida Kahlo
title Chicano Park: Portraits Of Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Fida Kahlodescription Barrio Logan (San Diego, California) Chicano Park (San Diego, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Paintingsartist/creator Garcia, Rupertsubject Kahlo, Frida, 1907-1954 Bridges Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration Portraits Artists Siqueiros, David Alfaro (Mexican Painter, 1896-1974) History Rivera, Diego (Mexican Painter, 1886-1957) Parks California Orozco, José Clemente (Mexican Muralist And Draftsman, 1883-1949)contributor Calisphere -
Chicano Park: Historical Mural: Detail Of Flames And Skeletons
title Chicano Park: Historical Mural: Detail Of Flames And Skeletonsdescription Barrio Logan (San Diego, California) Chicano Park (San Diego, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Historical Mural (Ramp 1A) was conceived to reinforce the positive contributions of Spanish, Mexican, and Mexican-American men in Chicano history. Restoration completed in 2012 by artists Barajas and Aranda. Paintingssubject Death Ramp-Freeway Junctions Fire Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration Crosses Human Skeleton History Parks Symbolism California Mexicocontributor Calisphere -
Chicano Park: Historical Mural: Detail Of Rubén Salazar And Ortiz
title Chicano Park: Historical Mural: Detail Of Rubén Salazar And Ortizdescription Barrio Logan (San Diego, California) Chicano Park (San Diego, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Historical Mural (Ramp 1A) was conceived to reinforce the positive contributions of Spanish, Mexican, and Mexican-American men in Chicano history. Restoration completed in 2012 by artists Barajas and Aranda. Paintingssubject Ramp-Freeway Junctions Salazar, Ruben, 1928-1970 Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration Heroes Portraits History Parks California Mexicocontributor Calisphere -
Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 20,000 B.C. Pre-Historic California, Migration
title Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 20,000 B.C. Pre-Historic California, Migrationdescription A collaborative project by Judith Baca and over 400 employed youths and artists. The first one thousand feet were painted during the first summer of work in 1976. Additionally the first one thousand feet were divided into sections of 100 feet each. Although the content is highly integrated, each section was designed by a different artist under the general supervision of Judith Baca. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Los Angeles Valley College Narrative mural depicting California history from prehistory thru the 1920s. Designed by Kristi Lucas, this detail focuses on the arrival of people on the American continent coming from Asia, according to the Bering Strait land bridge theory. Paintings Tujunga Wash, Los Angeles (California)artist/creator Baca, Judith Franciscasubject Indians Of North America Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration History La Brea Pits (Calif.) Migration, Internal Narrative Art Bering Land Bridge Symbolism Californiacontributor Calisphere -
We The Razas Live In The Barrios But We Do Not Own The Barrios: Detail
title We The Razas Live In The Barrios But We Do Not Own The Barrios: Detaildescription Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) East Los Angeles (California) East Los Angeles mural painted on the wall of a coin operated laundromat. Paintings Viva La Raza Unida, Hasta La Victoriaartist/creator Cruz, Manuelsubject Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration Prohibition Deterioration History Violence Narrative Art Uncle Sam (Symbolic Character) Devil Laundries Symbolism Californiacontributor Calisphere -
Chicano Park: Death Of A Farmworker: Detail Of Hand
title Chicano Park: Death Of A Farmworker: Detail Of Handdescription Barrio Logan (San Diego, California) Chicano Park (San Diego, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Paintingssubject Hair Bridges Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration History Strikes Parks Symbolism Agriculture Californiacontributor Calisphere -
Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1822 Mexican Rule
title Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1822 Mexican Ruledescription A collaborative project by Judith Baca and over 400 employed youths and artists. The first one thousand feet were painted during the first summer of work in 1976. Additionally the first one thousand feet were divided into sections of 100 feet each. Although the content is highly integrated, each section was designed by a different artist under the general supervision of Judith Baca. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Los Angeles Valley College Narrative mural depicting California history from prehistory thru the 1920s. This detail focus on a missionary opening his arms toward a mission, just after Mexico claims California. Mexico governed California until 1843, the sword and the Bible marching hand in hand. Paintings Tujunga Wash, Los Angeles (California)artist/creator Baca, Judith Franciscasubject Missionaries Mural Painting And Decoration Lakes Landscapes History Narrative Art Symbolism Missions Californiacontributor Calisphere -
Chicano Park: Historical Mural: Detail
title Chicano Park: Historical Mural: Detaildescription Barrio Logan (San Diego, California) Chicano Park (San Diego, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Historical Mural (Ramp 1A) was conceived to reinforce the positive contributions of Spanish, Mexican, and Mexican-American men in Chicano history. Restoration completed in 2012 by artists Barajas and Aranda. Paintingssubject Ramp-Freeway Junctions Salazar, Ruben, 1928-1970 Mexican American Art Graffiti Mural Painting And Decoration Heroes Portraits History Parks Revolutionaries Leaders (People) Symbolism California Mexicocontributor Calisphere -
Chicano Park: Varrio Si. Yonkes No!
title Chicano Park: Varrio Si. Yonkes No!description Barrio Logan (San Diego, California) Chicano Park (San Diego, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Neighborhood Yes, Junkyards No! Imagery within the mural depicts the Coronado Bay Bridge and National Steel. In the foreground, residents protest with their placards, Mas Casas, Menos Yonkes, More Houses, Less Junkyards, and La Unidrad Es La Fuerza, Unity is Strength. Paintingssubject Protests Bridges Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration Factories History Unity (Artistic Concept) Parks Symbolism Californiacontributor Calisphere -
Estrada Courts: In Memory Of Home Boy
title Estrada Courts: In Memory Of Home Boydescription Boyle Heights (Los Angeles, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) East Los Angeles (California) Estrada Courts (housing complex) Estrada Courts is a low-income housing project in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles, California and is well known for its murals, which reflect the Chicano barrio culture and traditions of the area. Memorial for a victim of gang violence. Paintingsartist/creator Martinez, Danielsubject Roses Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration History Eagles Commemoratives Low-Income Housing Symbolism Jesus Christ Californiacontributor Calisphere -
Revolutionary Figures From Mexico And The United States: Detail Of Edge Of Mural
title Revolutionary Figures From Mexico And The United States: Detail Of Edge Of Muraldescription Balboa Park (San Diego, Calif.) Centro Cultural de la Raza (San Diego, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Paintings Worker holding a sign reading Unidad/Unity.subject Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration Workers History Revolution (Mexico : 1910-1920) Mexicocontributor Calisphere -
East Los Angeles Mural Juxtaposing White American Domestic Life Against Mexican Domestic Life: Detail: White American Domestic Life
title East Los Angeles Mural Juxtaposing White American Domestic Life Against Mexican Domestic Life: Detail: White American Domestic Lifedescription Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) East Los Angeles (California) One spot of chipping on the mural looks like the outline of the state of Texas. The word "Texas" was graffitied onto that spot. Paintingsartist/creator Cruz, Manuelsubject Mexican American Art Graffiti Mural Painting And Decoration Deterioration History Domestic Life Social Classes Laundry Symbolism Texas Californiacontributor Calisphere -
Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: Detail: 1822 Mexican Rule, Pueblo Indians
title Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: Detail: 1822 Mexican Rule, Pueblo Indiansdescription A collaborative project by Judith Baca and over 400 employed youths and artists. The first one thousand feet were painted during the first summer of work in 1976. Additionally the first one thousand feet were divided into sections of 100 feet each. Although the content is highly integrated, each section was designed by a different artist under the general supervision of Judith Baca. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Los Angeles Valley College Narrative mural depicting California history from prehistory thru the 1920s. Designed by Judith Hernandez, this detail focuses on the Pueblo Indians who toil the land only to have it taken way from them. Paintings Tujunga Wash, Los Angeles (California)artist/creator Baca, Judith Franciscasubject Indians Of North America Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration Landscapes History Cornstalks Pueblo Indians Narrative Art Symbolism Agriculture Californiacontributor Calisphere -
Beauty Of Our People: Detail
title Beauty Of Our People: Detaildescription Avenida Cesar Chavez at Soto St. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) East Los Angeles (California) Mural designed by John Valadez, painted by Irma Ayala, Glenna B., Carlos Callejo, Barbara Carrasco, Daniel Cruz, Susan Fierro, Frank Gonzalez, Leo Limon, Frank Marin, Jose Marin, Manuel Martinez, Irma Medina, Jose Medina, Joe Rodriguez, and Rodney Sakai. The mural reads, "1978 Citywide murral Project/Public Art Center. This is the last mural sponsored by the city of Los Angeles." Mural was painted over in 1983 with another mural titled El Corrido de Boyle Heights by the East Los Streetscapers. Paintings The Beauty of our People is in our Culture, The Strength of our Culture lies within our Struggleartist/creator Carrasco, Barbara Valadez, John Limon, Leo Avila, Glenna Boltuch Callejo, Carlos Sakai, Rodney Yepes, Georgesubject Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration Pride And Vanity Symbolism History Narrative Art Faces Mexican Americanscontributor Calisphere -
Beauty Of Our People: Detail: Two Young Boys
title Beauty Of Our People: Detail: Two Young Boysdescription Avenida Cesar Chavez at Soto St. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) East Los Angeles (California) Mural designed by John Valadez, painted by Irma Ayala, Glenna B., Carlos Callejo, Barbara Carrasco, Daniel Cruz, Susan Fierro, Frank Gonzalez, Leo Limon, Frank Marin, Jose Marin, Manuel Martinez, Irma Medina, Jose Medina, Joe Rodriguez, and Rodney Sakai. The mural reads, "1978 Citywide mural Project/Public Art Center. This is the last mural sponsored by the city of Los Angeles." Mural was painted over in 1983 with another mural titled El Corrido de Boyle Heights by the East Los Streetscapers. Paintings The Beauty of our People is in our Culture, The Strength of our Culture Lies Within our Struggleartist/creator Carrasco, Barbara Valadez, John Limon, Leo Avila, Glenna Boltuch Callejo, Carlos Sakai, Rodney Yepes, Georgesubject Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration Pride And Vanity Boys History Narrative Art Symbolism Mexican Americanscontributor Calisphere -
Chicano Park: Historical Mural: Detail Of An Open Book With Inscription, Broken Chain And A Gun
title Chicano Park: Historical Mural: Detail Of An Open Book With Inscription, Broken Chain And A Gundescription Barrio Logan (San Diego, California) Chicano Park (San Diego, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) El pueblo y solo el pueblo, es la fuerza motriz que hace la historia mundial (The people and only the people, are the driving force that makes world history) Historical Mural (Ramp 1A) was conceived to reinforce the positive contributions of Spanish, Mexican, and Mexican-American men in Chicano history. Restoration completed in 2012 by artists Barajas and Aranda. Paintingssubject Ramp-Freeway Junctions Firearms Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration Symbolism Books History Parks Faces Chains California Mexicocontributor Calisphere -
Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1890 Los Angeles Mountains To The Shore
title Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1890 Los Angeles Mountains To The Shoredescription A collaborative project by Judith Baca and over 400 employed youths and artists. The first one thousand feet were painted during the first summer of work in 1976. Additionally the first one thousand feet were divided into sections of 100 feet each. Although the content is highly integrated, each section was designed by a different artist under the general supervision of Judith Baca. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Los Angeles Valley College Narrative mural depicting California history from prehistory thru the 1920s. Designed by American Indian artist Charlie Brown, "From the Mountains to the Shore" begins with San Pedro Harbor where, until recently, there was a great abundance of flying fish. Paintings Tujunga Wash, Los Angeles (California)artist/creator Baca, Judith Franciscasubject Mural Painting And Decoration History Fishes Fishers Narrative Art Symbolism California Sailing Shipscontributor Calisphere -
Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: World War I, Doughboys
title Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: World War I, Doughboysdescription A collaborative project by Judith Baca and over 400 employed youths and artists. The 1978 project continues where the first 1000 feet left off. From this point forward, Baca exerted more control over the design, which resulted in more stylistic unity and an evolving complexity in the transitions between the sections and linkages between historical incidents. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Los Angeles Valley College Paintings Take up the Sword of Justice The "doughboys" leave, kissing their wives and girlfriends goodbye. In the recruiting poster, woman appears in her mythic form as the symbol of Liberty. In reality, she works in the war industry replacing men in nontraditional jobs like welding, as well as contributing to the war effort through "women's jobs" like nursing. Tujunga Wash, Los Angeles (California)artist/creator Baca, Judith Franciscasubject Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration Symbolism History World War, 1914-1918 Soldiers Narrative Art Kissing Railroad Trains Californiacontributor Calisphere -
Chicano Park: Death Of A Farmworker: Detail Of Enclosed Garden At Base Of Mural
title Chicano Park: Death Of A Farmworker: Detail Of Enclosed Garden At Base Of Muraldescription As an accompaniment to Death of a Farmworker an enclosed vegetable garden was built by the artists at the base of the mural. The sign mounted on the fence read: In memory of all the farm workers who have struggled for a better life - the artists. The garden and statue are no longer in situ. Barrio Logan (San Diego, California) Chicano Park (San Diego, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Paintingssubject Bridges Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration Agricultural Laborers History Strikes Vegetable Gardening Parks Symbolism Agriculture California Sculpturecontributor Calisphere -
East Los Angeles Mural Juxtaposing White American Domestic Life Against Mexican Domestic Life: Detail: Mexican Domestic Life
title East Los Angeles Mural Juxtaposing White American Domestic Life Against Mexican Domestic Life: Detail: Mexican Domestic Lifedescription Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) East Los Angeles (California) One spot of chipping on the mural looks like the outline of the state of Texas. The word "Texas" was graffitied onto that spot. Paintingsartist/creator Cruz, Manuelsubject Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration Deterioration History Domestic Life Social Classes Laundry Symbolism Texas Californiacontributor Calisphere -
Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1822 Mexican Rule, Spanish Land Baron
title Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1822 Mexican Rule, Spanish Land Barondescription A collaborative project by Judith Baca and over 400 employed youths and artists. The first one thousand feet were painted during the first summer of work in 1976. Additionally the first one thousand feet were divided into sections of 100 feet each. Although the content is highly integrated, each section was designed by a different artist under the general supervision of Judith Baca. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Los Angeles Valley College Narrative mural depicting California history from prehistory thru the 1920s. Designed by Judith Hernandez, this detail zooms in on the Spanish land baron, illustrating the "hacendados" who dominated early California. His serape is formed by the land and labor of the Indians which he has taken and used to build the hacienda toward which he looks and where an elegant wedding is taking place. Paintings Tujunga Wash, Los Angeles (California)artist/creator Baca, Judith Franciscasubject Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration Symbolism History Narrative Art Cattle Barons (Noblemen) Agriculture Californiacontributor Calisphere -
Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 20,000 B.C. Pre-Historic California
title Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 20,000 B.C. Pre-Historic Californiadescription A collaborative project by Judith Baca and over 400 employed youths and artists. The first one thousand feet were painted during the first summer of work in 1976. Additionally the first one thousand feet were divided into sections of 100 feet each. Although the content is highly integrated, each section was designed by a different artist under the general supervision of Judith Baca. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Los Angeles Valley College Narrative mural depicting California history from prehistory thru the 1920s. The initial segment, designed by Kristi Lucas, begins in 20,000 BC when the animals whose bones were found in the La Brea Tar Pits still wandered among the plants and trees native to the area. By 10,000 BC, as Indians migrated to the Americas, perhaps on a land bridge, the Chumash Indian peoples settled in this region. Paintings Tujunga Wash, Los Angeles (California)artist/creator Baca, Judith Franciscasubject Indians Of North America Animals--Fossil Mural Painting And Decoration History La Brea Pits (Calif.) Mammoths Migration, Internal Narrative Art Bering Land Bridge Symbolism Californiacontributor Calisphere -
Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1890 Los Angeles Mountains To The Shore; Immigrants
title Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1890 Los Angeles Mountains To The Shore; Immigrantsdescription A collaborative project by Judith Baca and over 400 employed youths and artists. The first one thousand feet were painted during the first summer of work in 1976. Additionally the first one thousand feet were divided into sections of 100 feet each. Although the content is highly integrated, each section was designed by a different artist under the general supervision of Judith Baca. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Los Angeles Valley College Narrative mural depicting California history from prehistory thru the 1920s. The concluding 100 feet of first summer's work. It pays homage to the new wave of immigrants and their labor, important in the development of this region. Designed by Isabel Castro, the section begins with an image showing these new arrivals in a wave of flags which indicated their varied origins. Paintings Tujunga Wash, Los Angeles (California)artist/creator Baca, Judith Franciscasubject Mural Painting And Decoration History Employees Narrative Art Immigrants Symbolism California Flagscontributor Calisphere -
Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: World War I, Female Nurses Helping A Wounded Soldier
title Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: World War I, Female Nurses Helping A Wounded Soldierdescription A collaborative project by Judith Baca and over 400 employed youths and artists. The 1978 project continues where the first 1000 feet left off. From this point forward, Baca exerted more control over the design, which resulted in more stylistic unity and an evolving complexity in the transitions between the sections and linkages between historical incidents. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Los Angeles Valley College Paintings Tujunga Wash, Los Angeles (California) Women in the war experience.artist/creator Baca, Judith Franciscasubject Mural Painting And Decoration Soldiers--Wounds And Injuries History World War, 1914-1918 Narrative Art Nurses Symbolism Californiacontributor Calisphere -
Beauty Of Our People: Detail
title Beauty Of Our People: Detaildescription Avenida Cesar Chavez at Soto St. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) East Los Angeles (California) Mural designed by John Valadez, painted by Irma Ayala, Glenna B., Carlos Callejo, Barbara Carrasco, Daniel Cruz, Susan Fierro, Frank Gonzalez, Leo Limon, Frank Marin, Jose Marin, Manuel Martinez, Irma Medina, Jose Medina, Joe Rodriguez, and Rodney Sakai. The mural reads, "1978 Citywide murral Project/Public Art Center. This is the last mural sponsored by the city of Los Angeles." Mural was painted over in 1983 with another mural titled El Corrido de Boyle Heights by the East Los Streetscapers. Paintings The Beauty of our People is in our Culture, The Strength of our Culture lies within our Struggleartist/creator Carrasco, Barbara Valadez, John Limon, Leo Avila, Glenna Boltuch Callejo, Carlos Sakai, Rodney Yepes, Georgesubject Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration Pride And Vanity Symbolism History Narrative Art Faces Mexican Americanscontributor Calisphere -
Chicano Park: Death Of A Farmworker: General View
title Chicano Park: Death Of A Farmworker: General Viewdescription As an accompaniment to Death of a Farmworker an enclosed vegetable garden was built by the artists at the base of the mural. The sign mounted on the fence read: In memory of all the farm workers who have struggled for a better life - the artists. The garden and statue are no longer in situ. The top of the mural depicts a human hand, left, and an agricultural tool, right, both grabbing onto either teeth of a gear or the rays of the sun. Barrio Logan (San Diego, California) Chicano Park (San Diego, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) La Tierra es de Quien La Trabaja Con Sus Propias Manos. 1879-1919 E. Zapata (The land belongs to he who works it with his own hands. 1879-1919 E. Zapata) Paintingssubject Hair Bridges Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration Agricultural Laborers History Strikes Vegetable Gardening Parks Symbolism Agriculture California Sculpturecontributor Calisphere -
Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1822 Mexican Rule, Hacienda
title Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1822 Mexican Rule, Haciendadescription A collaborative project by Judith Baca and over 400 employed youths and artists. The first one thousand feet were painted during the first summer of work in 1976. Additionally the first one thousand feet were divided into sections of 100 feet each. Although the content is highly integrated, each section was designed by a different artist under the general supervision of Judith Baca. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Los Angeles Valley College Narrative mural depicting California history from prehistory thru the 1920s. This detail focuses on a hacienda, typical of New Spain. Paintings Tujunga Wash, Los Angeles (California)artist/creator Baca, Judith Franciscasubject Haciendas Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration History Weddings Narrative Art Courtyards Symbolism California Fountainscontributor Calisphere -
Estrada Courts: Dreams Of Flight
title Estrada Courts: Dreams Of Flightdescription Boyle Heights (Los Angeles, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) East Los Angeles (California) Estrada Courts (housing complex) Estrada Courts is a low-income housing project in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles, California and is well known for its murals, which reflect the Chicano barrio culture and traditions of the area. In this mural, Botello's first solo mural, the artist reveals some of his childhood fantasies about flying. Paintingsartist/creator Botello, Davidsubject Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration Flight Boys History Dreams Eagles Low-Income Housing Animals, Mythical Fantasy Symbolism Californiacontributor Calisphere -
Chicano Park: Death Of A Farmworker
title Chicano Park: Death Of A Farmworkerdescription Barrio Logan (San Diego, California) Chicano Park (San Diego, California) Contains a quote from Emiliano Zapata; translation: The land belongs to him who works it with his own hands. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Paintingssubject Death Hair Bridges Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration Workers History Strikes Parks Symbolism Agriculture Californiacontributor Calisphere -
Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1848 Bandaide And 1868 Sojourners
title Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1848 Bandaide And 1868 Sojournersdescription A collaborative project by Judith Baca and over 400 employed youths and artists. The first one thousand feet were painted during the first summer of work in 1976. Additionally the first one thousand feet were divided into sections of 100 feet each. Although the content is highly integrated, each section was designed by a different artist under the general supervision of Judith Baca. California History: Prehistoric thru 1920s Joaquin Murieta, a legendary Mexican Robin Hood, fights for the oppressed: The landless who "squat" on the state; the "hanging tree" victims of prejudice; and the Indians who are slaughtered with the coming of the "Iron Horse". Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Los Angeles Valley College Paintings Tujunga Wash, Los Angeles (California)artist/creator Baca, Judith Franciscasubject Indians Of North America Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration Murieta, Joaquín Railroads History Violence Narrative Art Immigrants Symbolism Gold Mines And Mining Californiacontributor Calisphere