The files represent Ms. Dunitz' personal collection of materials collected over the years of her involvement in documenting and preserving Los Angeles murals. They are available for consultation in the Helen Topping Architecture and Fine Arts Library, University of Southern California. For an appointment, contact the Library at (213) 740-1956. The images are accessible for fair use. However, muralists retain all rights to their work, and Robin Dunitz retains copyright for the images. Any requests for permission to reproduce the images must be directed to: Robin Dunitz, 503-764-9897, rjdunitz@comcast.net USC Helen Topping Architecture and Fine Arts Library Watt Hall 4d, USC, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0294 afa@usc.edu
Description
Libraries educate, governments make cutbacks, Highland Park, Los Angeles, 1995, Arroyo Seco Regional Public Library, exterior, 6145 North Figueroa Street, Highland Park. Portraits of politically involved writers Ricardo Magon, Pablo Neruda,Maya Angelo, and James Baldwin. Library cutbacks are compared to the burning of books by the early Spanish conquistadors and the Nazis in Germany. A library building is blocked by politicians. An unbalanced scale shows government preference for military spending at the expense of funding for school and libraries. Acrylic, by Luis Becerra, assisted by F. Nazarius-Almazol, Sabrina Sosa, Olivia Vargas. -- Dunitz, Street gallery, rev. 2nd ed., p. 122, #16.
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image
Format
1 slide : col. 2 x 2 in. color slides slides (photographs)
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