Title supplied by cataloger. This mural, sponsored by the Citywide Mural Program (CMP) was painted in 1974 by Virginia Torres and Robert Sarmiento. According to the CMP description, this no longer extant mural ""...connects drugs and profit to capitalism and their devastating effect on American life."" An untitled black-and-white mural representing drug temptation, greed, and death on S. Mathews at Fourth, across from Theodore Roosevelt High School, in Boyle Heights, February 1977.
Type
image
Format
1 slide : color ; 5x5 cm. Photographic color slides
Murals Lost works of art Chicano movement Sidewalks Commercial buildings Mathews Street (Los Angeles, Calif.) Boyle Heights (Los Angeles, Calif.) Sarmiento, Robert Torres, Virginia
If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.
Share your story
Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.