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Title
Great Wall of Los Angeles: detail: World War I Doughboys
Creator
Baca, Judith Francisca (Mexican-American installation artist and muralist, born 1946)
Date Created and/or Issued
Summer, 1978; 1979 (photograph); 1976-1983 (entire mural); 2008-2011 (restoration)
Contributing Institution
UC San Diego, The UC San Diego Library
Collection
Cinewest Archive
Rights Information
Under copyright
Constraint(s) on Use: This work is protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Use of this work beyond that allowed by "fair use" requires written permission of the UC Regents. Responsibility for obtaining permissions and any use and distribution of this work rests exclusively with the user and not the UC San Diego Library. Inquiries can be made to the UC San Diego Library program having custody of the work.
Use: This work is available from the UC San Diego Library. This digital copy of the work is intended to support research, teaching, and private study.
Rights Holder and Contact
UC Regents
Description
Paintings
The "doughboys" leave, kissing their wives and girlfriends goodbye. In the recruiting poster, woman appears in her mythic form as the symbol of Liberty. In reality, she works in the war industry replacing men in nontraditional jobs like welding, as well as contributing to the war effort through "women's jobs" like nursing.
UC San Diego Library, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0175 (https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/contact)
A collaborative project by Judy Baca and over 400 employed youths and artists. the Great Wall was initially a beautification project proposed by the Army Corps of Engineers in 1974. Under the direction of Baca, the mural transformed into a bold illustration of the history of California from the state's prehistoric past to the struggles of its ethnic minorities for civil rights and equality.
Los Angeles Valley College
Tujunga Wash, Los Angeles (California)
Type
image
Format
2,754 feet (entire mural)
Identifier
ark:/20775/bb2221879w
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Soldiers
Symbolism
Narrative art
Railroad trains
World War, 1914-1918
Kissing
Mural painting and decoration
History
California
Place
California

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