Artist:
Address:
Betty Plascencia Elementary School, exterior courtyard. 1321 Cortez Street, Los Angeles, CA 90026. (click to view)
Size:
N/A
Medium:
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Date:
1986
Type:
Community
Description / Interpretation:
Artists: Carlos Callejo with Rival Gang Members on SYETP. Ancient Mexican god observing two contemporary Latino students reading. Also at the school is a collection of silhouettes of children holding hands, done by teacher Cheryl Thomas in 1991. Thomas also created a tile mural along an interior hallway in 1995 with student help.
Photo: © Robin Dunitz