MCLA maintains a FREE database of Los Angeles' Mural History linking artists, murals and neighborhoods. The foundation of this database was shaped by Robin Dunitz' book "Street Gallery", the first true compilation of Los Angeles public murals. The MCLA website allows submissions of murals created recently in Los Angeles, forming an ever growing archive joining the historic with the new.
To email your submissions, please send high resolution digital images along with the name of artist(s), location, year size and medium to: muralconservancyLA@gmail.com
Portraits of Native Americans, settlers of the L.A. Basin, and contemporary Angelenos. Around the border are representations of local native flora and fauna as well as symbols of transportation. The mural is part of a...
Downtown LA
Latino folklore, romance, and drama as found in the classic novela. Ernesto de la Loza assisted by Naomi Goffman and local youth. Photo © Robin Dunitz.
Hollywood, Silverlake, Echo Park
Altered Los Angeles skyline with the Parthenon, Roman Coliseum, and other classical sites in the foreground.
L.A. Olympics Organizing Committee.
Photo: © Robin Dunitz
Downtown LA
A blending of education-themed imagery.
Photo: © Robin Dunitz
East LA
Located on the campus of Plaza de La Raza. Photo © Isabel Rojas-Williams
East LA
Painted in collaberation with artist Ekundayo.
Comissioned by local photo studio.
In order shown: Photo © Adam "Codak" Smith. Photo © Ian Robertson-Salt.
Northeast LA, Highland Park
Ben Barnes was born in Springfield, IL and at the age of 17 he moved to Los Angeles. He immersed himself in the graffiti art scene where he received his nickname, Chubs 217. "I never wanted to develop a specific style...
Downtown LA
The complex themes of family, technological progress, and environmental concerns are addressed in this painting. Botello portrays his ambivalence toward technology through a dangerous network of pipes, which are shown...
Northeast LA, Highland Park
Marchers demonstrating against the anti-immigrant California proposition that passed in 1995.
Photo: © Robin Dunitz
Northeast LA, Highland Park