Neighborhood Pride
Family (1997) by Joe Stephenson & Carlos Callejo
| Location | Bradley / Milken Youth Center, 1773 E Century Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90002 |
| Artist | Joe Stephenson & Carlos Callejo |
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| Status | This mural is in good condition and has been maintained by the organization. |
Grandparents Mural (1997) by Wallace & Dane Knott
| Location | Crenshaw High School, 5010 11th Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90043 |
| Artist | Wallace & Dane Knott |
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| Status | This mural has begun to fade in the are near the vent covering. |
Venice Graffiti Pit (1997) by 17 Graffiti Crews
| Location | Beach pavillion in, Los Angeles, CA |
| Artist | 17 different graffiti crews |
| Subject | In the summer of 1997, SPARC hosted a temporary restoration of the “Graffiti Pit.” The Department of Parks and Recreation ordered two murals obscured with plastic tarps after some members of the community and the Los Angeles Police Department became offended by their content, and demanded that they be removed. The actions of the Parks and Rec. Department, lead by Steven Soboroff, was seen as blatant act of censorship. Not since 1932, when Siqueiros’ mural “America Tropical” was whitewashed, has a public mural been covered by a government agency to prevent public viewing. |
| Status | This mural continues to be part of the flux of the graffiti pit, as several layers art have been added over it. |
Jaya Mural (1997) by Emily Winters
| Location | Dell & Venice Boulevard, Venice, Los Angeles, CA 90291 |
| Artist | Emily Winters |
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| Status | This mural is in good condition. |
In Our Victories Lies Our Future (1997) by Judy Baca & Team
| Location | 11321 Bixel & 3rd Street, Downtown Los Angeles |
| Artist | Judy Baca and team |
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| Status | This mural as destroyed in the building’s renovation. |
Met Community Mural (1998) by Rip Cronk
| Location | Met Theater, 1089 Oxford Avenue, Hollywood |
| Artist | Rip Cronk |
| Subject | |
| Status | The bottom half of the mural is covered in several layers of graffiti. |
Stamps of Victory (1998) by Johanna Poethig
| Location | 110 North at 7th Street Exit Downtown Los Angeles |
| Artist | Johanna Poethig |
| Subject | |
| Status | This mural has been completely whitewashed. |
His Breath, Her Voice, Our Words (1998) by To’Re’Nee’ Keiser
| Location | Plaza Community Childcare Observation Center, 1315 1st St, Los Angeles, CA 90033 |
| Artist | Keiser is both a painter and performance artist. She had worked on public art throughout the West Coast. |
| Subject | This mural was created through an intensive process. Community members assisted in the creation of the piece. |
| Status | This mural as destroyed when the site was completely renovated. |
Raza Cosmica: Los Angeles Tropical (1998) by Judy Baca & UCLA Class
| Location | America Tropical Interpretative Center, Olvera St, Los Angeles, CA 90012 |
| Artist | Judy Baca |
| Subject | |
| Status | In good condition- a part of the center’s collection. |
Bridges of Mutual Self-Esteem (1999) by Ricardo Mendoza
| Location | Lanark Park, 21816 Lanark St, Canoga Park, CA 91304 |
| Artist | Mendoza received a B.F.A. in painting from Otis-Parsons School of Art in 1987. Past public art commissions include The Los Angeles Metro Firestone Blue Line Station, The Pacific alliance Medical Building and The Lanark Park Recreation Building. |
| Subject | The mural depicts nude figures holding up a bridge ( an allusion to the Los Angeles freeway system) symbolizing the need for every member of the community to respect themselves in order to create a positive collective structure. |
| Status | This mural has suffered slight graffiti damage. |
To Imagine a Place Call it Home (2000) by Betty Lee
| Location | Arts Corps LA, 936 Mei Ling Way, Chinatown (456 Jung Jing Rd Los Angeles, California) |
| Artist | Betty Lee |
| Subject | The mural starts with family history and the very place where it resides, the family album. A map area of Chinatown in the late 1800s provides the backdrop for the four generations of snapshots and photographs from various family albums. The images of the Western Cowboy and Cowgirl Outfits provide an immediate metaphor for the attempts to assimilate. The concept of a place to call home not only refers to geography, but to their constantly changing postions in cultures, communities, and to their sense of belonging. The children who must navigate the difficult course may discover their own histories by looking back.-Betty Lee, February 2002 |
| Status | This mural has been removed from the site. |
Love Makes the World Go Around (1993) by David Zamora Casas
| Location | Valley Plaza Swimming Pool, 6715 Laurelgrove Ave, North Hollywood, CA 91606 |
| Artist | Casas is a self-trained Mexican-American artist, whose artwork spans painting, sculpture, performance art and installations. Casas has won numerous awards, including an International Artist Residency Program for study in London from ArtPace, and was one of ten artists to receive a grant from the Andy Warhol and Rockerfeller Foundation in 1992. |
| Subject | The mural is made up circles depicting themes from life, among them: birth, death, war, and maternity. |
| Status | This mural has suffered delamination and UV damage; parts of the mural have been whitewashed. |
Untitled (2000) by Emily Winters
| Location | Germain Elementary, 20730 Germain St, Chatsworth, CA 91311 |
| Artist | Originally from Illinois, Winters received her B.F.A. in Drawing and Painting from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She moved to Southern California in 1963. Winters studied with now-retired master billboard artist Mario Rueda, and for the past eleven years has worked as a full-time billboard artist. |
| Subject | Multi-colored figures representing important moments in American History cover the wall. From left to right: Lincoln and Emancipation, Vietnam–wearing a bandolier that turns into the Underground Railroad, Columbus’ ship in front of America, The Civil War, Women’s Liberation, covered wagons moving west, The Declaration of Independence, The Boston Tea Party, The Mexican American War and WWII. |
| Status | This mural is in good condition. |
Rite to Culture (2000) by Ricardo Mendoza
| Location | Franklin Hills, 4302 Prospect Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027 |
| Artist | Ricardo Mendoza |
| Subject | |
| Status | The original mural was located in the San Fernando Valley but was destroyed. He recently repainted the mural in the Los Feliz area. |