Painted by Kent Twitchell. A tribute to artist Lita Albuquerque as part of the 7th Street Altarpiece. This piece faces a complementary mural of Jim Morphesis done by the same artist. Restored by MCLA in 1989 and 2012. Photo: © Robin Dunitz.
Painted by Kent Twitchell. A tribute to artist Lita Albuquerque as part of the 7th Street Altarpiece. This piece faces a complementary mural of Jim Morphesis done by the same artist. Restored by MCLA in 1989 and 2012. Photo: © Robin Dunitz.
Painted by Art Mortimer. FAIRFAX COMMUNITY MURAL by Art Mortimer, with Steven Anaya and Peri Fleischman. Assisted by Fairfax High School Students and local Senior Citizens. The mural was funded by the Youth Department of the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles and the Vitalize Fairfax Committee. Restored by MCLA in 2012. Photo: © Robin Dunitz.
Painted by Richard Haro and the youth of Estrada Courts. In 2011, The Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles (MCLA), was awarded a small grant by he Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA). MCLA used this grant towards the 2012 restoration and preservation of 1977 “Outer Space” by Richard Haro, located in the historic Estrada Courts in Boyle Heights. The original muralist, Richard Haro was commissioned to play an active role in the restoration. Mr. Haro was assisted by young people at Estrada Courts and by apprentices Ian Robertson-Salt and Erté deGarces.
Painted by Ernesto de la Loza. The artist painted this pastel hued landscape without any pre-concept or drawing to go by. Restored by MCLA in 2012. Photo © Ian Robertson-Salt.
A tribute to artist Jim Morphesis as part of the 7th Street Altarpiece. This piece faces a complementary mural of Lita Albuquerque done by the same artist. Restored by MCLA in 1989 and 2011. Photo: © Robin Dunitz.
Painted by Wayne Healey. This was the artist's first solo mural. Four homeboys on a front porch are flanked by ghostly images of their cultural ancestors-Azteca, conquistador, and mestizo. Restored by MCLA in 1997. Photo: © Robin Dunitz.
Artists included: Mario Torero, assisted by Rocky, El Líon, and Zade. Tribute to Latin American revolutionary Che Guevara. The artists were from the Chicano Park struggle in San Diego. In 1995 Mario Torero and Carmen Kalo received money from the Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles to repaint the mural. They were assisted by Ernesto de la Loza. Photo: © Isabel Rojas-Williams.
Painted by John Wehrle. Pieces of Classical Greek sculpture and architecture float past planets in this space landscape. Restored by MCLA in 1995. Photo © Robin Dunitz.
Artists: Rip Cronk, assisted by Juan Burgueno. Michel Caldwell, Dimitree Kadlev, Bruce Smith, and Elizabeth Tenchavez. This mural reinterprets "Venus of the Halfshell," a work by Italian Renaissance painter Boticelli, and Cronk's own 'Venice on the Halfshell,' which was painted on this same wall in 1980. Sponsored and commissioned by SPARC. Restored in 1995 by MCLA. Photo: © Robin Dunitz.
Painted by Thomas Suriya. The chairs are turned, so to speak, in this mural where dozens of film legends sit in a darkened movie theater and look out at us. Restored by MCLA in 1995. Photo: © Robin Dunitz.