Great Wall of Los Angeles: detail: 1880 Frontier California and 1890 Los Angeles Mountains to the Shore
- Collection
- Description
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Narrative mural depicting California history from prehistory thru the 1920s. This detail shows a California orange grove, women reading a newspaper about the woman's suffrage revolution, and a man standing next to a high wheel bicycle.
- Creation Date
- Summer, 1976 (first 1,000 feet); 1979 (photograph); 1976-1983 (entire mural); 2008-2011 (restoration)
- Creator
- Artist
- Venue
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Los Angeles Valley College
Tujunga Wash, Los Angeles (California)
- Physical Description
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2,754 feet (entire mural)
- Note
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A collaborative project by Judith Baca and over 400 employed youths and artists. The first one thousand feet were painted during the first summer of work in 1976. Additionally the first one thousand feet were divided into sections of 100 feet each. Although the content is highly integrated, each section was designed by a different artist under the general supervision of Judith Baca.
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- Language
- No linguistic content; Not applicable
- Identifier
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Shared Shelf: 1709329
- Classification
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Paintings
- Rights Holder
- UC Regents
- Copyright
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Under copyright (US)
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- Last Modified
2021-09-30