Mexican American Art Since 1848 (MAAS1848)

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  Echo Park Mural

  title Echo Park Mural 

  description Photograph caption reads: "A burst of music -- and pride -- greeted mural portraying Mexican-American history, unveiled in Echo Park in time for Mexican Independence Day". Photograph dated: Sep. 15, 1985.  The dedication of the 200-foot mural was held at Morton Street and Morton Place, near Elysian Park. Both sides of the streets' walls were painted by more than two dozen local youths and depicted Chicano history. Standing along the wall are the people who painted the murals.  Title supplied by cataloger. 

  artist/creator Made Accessible Through A Grant From The John Randolph Haynes And Dora Haynes Foundation  Sergieff, Mike 

  subject Men--California--Los Angeles  Urban Beautification--California--Los Angeles  Women--California--Los Angeles  Herald-Examiner Collection Photographs  Children--California--Los Angeles  Echo Park (Los Angeles, Calif.)  Audiences--California--Los Angeles  Los Angeles Herald-Examiner Photographs  Public Art--California--Los Angeles  Dedications--California--Echo Park (Los Angeles)  Murals--California--Echo Park (Los Angeles) 

  contributor Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)