Title supplied by cataloger. A large mural of a Chicano pointing a finger saying "We are not a minority" is behind a chain link fence at the Estrada Courts, 3217 Olympic Boulevard. It was painted in 1978 by El Congresso de Artistas Cosmicos de las Americas de San Diego (Mario Torero, Rocky, El Lion, Zade) and restored in 1996 by Mario Torero and Carmen Kalo. Photograph caption reads: "Six-year-old Heriberto Aguilar stands at fence at his Olympic Boulevard home hear [sic] huge Chicano Power mural". Photograph dated Jan. 21, 1982.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;28 x 36 cm. Photographic prints
Hispanic American art--California--Los Angeles Murals--California--Boyle Heights (Los Angeles) Public art--California--Los Angeles Children--California--Los Angeles Lawns--California--Los Angeles Fences--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs Portrait photographs El Congresso de Artistas Cosmicos de las Americas
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