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Murals of the Greater Los Angeles Area

Collected by: San Jose State University, School of Information

Archived since: Oct, 2016

Description:

This collection is a survey of websites documenting murals in Los Angeles County. It ranges in scope from works done by the great Mexican Muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros in the 1930s to contemporary muralists working in various traditions.

Subject:   Arts & Humanities Society & Culture Mexican American Art -- California -- Los Angeles Street Art -- California -- Los Angeles Mural painting and decoration, American -- California -- Los Angeles

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Title: Murals

URL: http://culturela.org/murals

Description: This site discusses the Citywide Mural Program and features new murals and conservation efforts supported by the Dept. of Cultural Affairs - City of Los Angeles.Includes images of selected murals around Los Angeles.

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Subject:   Street art -- California -- Los Angeles -- Los Angeles Mural painting and decoration, American -- California -- Los Angeles -- Los Angeles Mexican American art -- California -- Los Angeles -- Los Angeles African American art -- California -- Los Angeles

Title: Mapping the Murals of Pacoima

URL: http://iamsanfernando.com/pacoima-mural-mile-levi-ponce/

Description: Features selected images of murals painted by Levi Ponce, Hector Ponce, and other Latino artist along the Mural Mile (Van Nuys Blvd.), in the community of Pacoima, located in the Northeast San Fernando Valley.

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Subject:   Mexican-American mural painting and decoration – California – Los Angeles -- San Fernando Valley Mexican American art -- California -- Los Angeles -- San Fernando Valley Murals -- California -- Los Angeles – San Fernando Valley Street art -- California -- Los Angeles -- San Fernando Valley Mural painting and decoration, American -- California -- Los Angeles -- San Fernando Valley

Title: Murals of East Los Angeles

URL: http://muralsmakeadifference.weebly.com/

Description: Site discusses the creation and significance of selected murals in East Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley done by various Latino artists as well as efforts to preserve them. Included are images of the featured murals.

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Subject:   Murals -- California -- Los Angeles Street art -- California -- Los Angeles Mexican American art -- California -- Los Angeles Mexican-American mural painting and decoration – California – Los Angeles

Title: Latino Heritage in Los Angeles: Murals

URL: http://www.discoverlosangeles.com/blog/latino-heritage-los-angeles-murals

Description: Site examines selected murals in the City of Los Angeles and the Latino artists and culture that produced them.Images of selected murals included.

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Subject:   Mexican-American mural painting and decoration – California – East Los Angeles – 20th century Mexican-American mural painting and decoration – California – East Los Angeles – 21st century Mexican American art -- California -- Los Angeles Street art -- California -- Los Angeles Murals -- California -- Los Angeles

Title: 10 Best L.A. Street Art Murals of 2014

URL: http://www.laweekly.com/arts/10-best-la-street-art-murals-of-2014-5279399

Description: Site discusses how the end of the moratorium on murals and street art in Los Angeles has affected the creation and preservation of works by contemporary street artists. Includes images of the 10 best works of 2014 as chosen by Erin Mitchell, BJ DeHut, Frederik Lidskog,and Mitchel Dumalo -- all respected researchers and photographers of L.A. street art.

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Subject:   Street art -- California -- Los Angeles Murals -- California -- Los Angeles Mural painting and decoration, American -- California -- Los Angeles

Title: Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles

URL: http://www.muralconservancy.org/murals/

Description: The MCLA website has collected one of the most comprehensive collections of images of murals in the greater Los Angeles area. It acts as an archive of the regions mural heritage and continues to accept submissions of high resolution images of murals along with the location, name of artist, type and title. A search may be initiated on one or all these categories. The location dropdown menu includes the categories of: Downtown LA, Mid City, Hollywood / Silverlake / Echo Park, Northeast LA / Highland Park, Pasadena / Glendale, East San Gabriel Valley, San Fernando Valley, San Bernardino Valley, East LA, Estrada Courts, Ramona Gardens, West LA / Santa Monica / Venice, South Bay, South Central LA, Long Beach, and Orange County. For the type dropdown menu, the following categories are included: Historic, Graffiti / Street Art, Landscape, Community, Indoor, Portrait, Environmental, Contemporary, Abstract, Political, Cultural, and Religious.

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Subject:   Street art -- California -- Los Angeles Region Murals -- California -- Los Angeles Region Mexican-American mural painting and decoration – California – Los Angeles Region Mexican American art -- California -- Los Angeles Region Mural painting and decoration, American -- California -- Los Angeles Region African American art – California – Los Angeles Region

Title: Los Angeles Murals

URL: http://www.publicartinla.com/LA_murals

Description: Site features large sample of images of murals and graffiti works from across Los Angeles County, including the areas of Downtown, USC & South Central, Silverlake/East Los Angeles, Pasadena, Hollywood/West Hollywood/Mid-city, South Bay, Westside, and San Fernando Valley.

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Subject:   Murals -- California -- Los Angeles Street art -- California -- Los Angeles Mexican American art -- California -- Los Angeles Mural painting and decoration, American -- California -- Los Angeles

Title: 10 Monumental Murals of Los Angeles

URL: https://www.kcet.org/departures-columns/10-monumental-murals-of-los-angeles/

Description: Examines 10 significant murals that represent various communities and ethnic groups through out the greater Los Angeles area. Includes images and videos of murals and artists that created them.

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Subject:   African American art -- California -- Los Angeles Filipino American arts -- California -- Los Angeles Mexican-American mural painting and decoration – California – Los Angeles Mexican American art -- California -- Los Angeles Murals -- California -- Los Angeles Street art -- California -- Los Angeles Mural painting and decoration, American -- California -- Los Angeles

Title: East L.A. Mural 'A Story of Our Struggle' Endangered

URL: https://www.kcet.org/departures-columns/east-la-mural-a-story-of-our-struggle-endangered/

Description: Discussion of preservation efforts and the history of the mural "A Story of Our Struggle," This was one of the first instillations to document the history of the Chicano movement. It is a 1974 installation made of 17 sections forming 19 ceramic tile panels and fronts the former home of the First Street Store located in East Los Angeles. Includes images of instillation.

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Subject:   Mexican-American mural painting and decoration – California – Los Angeles -- East Los Angeles Mexican American art -- California -- Los Angeles – East Los Angeles Murals -- California -- Los Angeles – East Los Angeles Street art -- California -- Los Angeles – East Los Angeles Mural painting and decoration, American -- California -- Los Angeles – East Los Angeles

Title: The Mural Mile of Northeast San Fernando Valley

URL: https://www.kcet.org/departures-columns/the-mural-mile-of-northeast-san-fernando-valley/

Description: Examines the Mural Mile that is Van Nuys Blvd. betweed San Fernando Blvd. and Foothill Blvd. in the community of Pacoima -- located in the Northeast San Fernando Valley. Features images of various murals along the route and young Latino artists like Levi Ponce.

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Subject:   Mexican American art -- California -- Los Angeles -- San Fernando Valley Mural painting and decoration, American -- California -- Los Angeles -- San Fernando Valley Street art -- California -- Los Angeles -- San Fernando Valley Mexican-American mural painting and decoration – California – Los Angeles – San Fernando Valley Murals -- California -- Los Angeles – San Fernando Valley

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