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Title
"Unidos Carnales"
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Photographers Photo Collection
Creator
Hankey, Roy
Date Created and/or Issued
1977
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
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Description
Title supplied by cataloger.
This mural no longer exists.
The ""Unidos Carnales"" mural at Gifford and E. Cesar Chavez avenues in East Los Angeles, January 1977. Painted by members of the Hoyo Maravilla gang, the mural represents themes of carnalismo (brotherhood), the Chicano movement, and Aztlan. Several placas (gang initials or slogans), such as ""HML,"" ""H Rhino M,"" ""HMD,"" are seen throughout the piece.
Type
image
Format
1 slide : color ; 5x5 cm.
Photographic color slides
Identifier
00163734
Roy Hankey Collection; Los Angeles Photographers Collection
GPC_b123_f5_s4
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/134522
Subject
Murals
Lost works of art
Sidewalks
Chicano movement
Gang members
Indian art--Mexico--Themes, motifs
East Los Angeles (Calif.)
Gifford Avenue (East Los Angeles, Calif.)
Time Period
1971-1980
Source
Hankey, Roy.

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