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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. 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 -
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 -
Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1868 Sojourners
title Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 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. 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. Paintings Tujunga Wash, Los Angeles (California)artist/creator Baca, Judith Franciscasubject Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration Immigrants Railroads History Employees Narrative Art Chinese Symbolism Gold Mines And Mining Californiacontributor Calisphere -
Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1868 Sojourners: Chinese Laborers Working On The Transcontinental Railroad
title Great Wall Of Los Angeles: Detail: 1868 Sojourners: Chinese Laborers Working On The Transcontinental Railroaddescription 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 Gary Takamoto, the Chinese segment shows the workers on the transcontinental railroad, which was built largely by Chinese labor. The faces which appear in the smoke of the locomotive honor those who died in the course of this mammoth undertaking. Paintings Tujunga Wash, Los Angeles (California)artist/creator Baca, Judith Franciscasubject Mexican American Art Mural Painting And Decoration Immigrants Railroads History Employees Narrative Art Chinese Symbolism Californiacontributor Calisphere -
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title No Titledescription Argentinian-born artist Enrique Jezik's untitled piece for inSITE94 was located at the Santa Fe Depot in Downtown San Diego. Jezik specifically wanted to consider issues he felt the site naturally conjured up and referenced, and that to him seemed two culturally shaping forces - labor and violence. Featuring elements such as railway ties and sledgehammers, the installation evoked strength and struggle through material and physical labor. --inSITE94 Santa Fe Depot (San Diego, Calif.) Sculpture and Installations Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 309, Folder 06, Item 169) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.subject Workers San Diego (Calif.) Railroads Sculpture (Visual Work) History Mexican-American Border Region Railroad Stations Railroad Tracks Violence Insite94 Installations (Visual Works) Border Art Laborcontributor Calisphere -
Texas, Topolobampo And Pacific Railroad And Telegraph Company - Indenture Agreement With The Mexican-American Construction Company
title Texas, Topolobampo And Pacific Railroad And Telegraph Company - Indenture Agreement With The Mexican-American Construction Companydescription Located in Series 3) SUBJECT MATERIALS. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This digital file is a surrogate of an item from the Topolobampo Collection (Box 3, Folder 32). Typescripts. 9 pages. [Title, Date]. Topolobampo Collection. MSS 106. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.artist/creator Unknownsubject Cooperative Societies Owen, Albert Kimsey Mexico Railroads Topolobampo (Mexico) Credit Foncier Company Sinaloa (Mexico: State) Texas, Topolobampo & Pacific Railroad And Telegraph Companycontributor Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)