Mexican American Art Since 1848 (MAAS1848)

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  The Living Temple, Boyle Heights, 1990

  title The Living Temple, Boyle Heights, 1990 

  description The living temple, Boyle Heights, 1990. Floral Drive just east of North Eastern Avenue. Illustrates the message that youth have a choice to make: either become creative and make a contribution or choose the destruction and self-destruction of drugs, alcohol and gangs. Acrylic, 11' x 14', by Paul Botello. Sponsored by Luis and Maria Gonzales. -- Dunitz, Street gallery, rev. 2nd ed., p. 310, #68. 

  artist/creator Botello, Paul  Dunitz, Robin J 

  subject Youth  Street Art  Mural Painting And Decoration 

  contributor Calisphere 
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  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, Frank 

  subject 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  Symbolism 

  contributor Calisphere