A GREAT WALL ALUMNI – R.I.P Allan Rouse 1966-2016

April 13, 2021 By Nic Cha Kim Valley Village LOS ANGELES — If you’re a fan of California history, you may consider taking a walk down the Tujunga Greenbelt along Coldwater Canyon in Valley Village. “The Great Wall of Los Angeles” is a mural designed by artist Judy Baca with the help of over 400 community youths…

January 20, 2022 by Philip Kennicott LOS ANGELES — When Judy Baca and a team of 80 kids began painting “The History of California” in 1976, almost no one considered the 1,000-foot-long mural project a monument. Since then, the painting has grown to more than 2,750 feet, and is known as the Great Wall of Los Angeles….

November 30, 2021 By Jeffrey Brown & Lena I. Jackson A new exhibit at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, California, looks at the monumental scale and achievement of an artist capturing the untold stories of Los Angeles. Jeffrey Brown took a look at the work of Judy Baca for our arts and culture series,…