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Title
The murals of Estrada Courts. Ocean fantasy, Los Angeles, 1976
Creator
Dunitz, Robin J
Muralistics
Date Created and/or Issued
1976
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
Robin Dunitz Slides of Los Angeles Murals, 1925-2002
Rights Information
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
The murals of Estrada Courts. Ocean fantasy, Los Angeles, 1976, 3280 Glenn Avenue. The centerpiece is an old sailing ship with billowing sails. The young teenage artists were comparing life to a treasure hunt. In acrylic on stucco, 32' x 24' by The Muralistics -- Dunitz, Street gallery, rev. 2nd ed., p. 294, #21 AJ. "The murals were produced by a number of Chicano artists from Los Angeles, San Diego, and Northern California between 1972 and 1978, during the height of the Chicano civil rights and art movements" -- Estrada Courts at http://www.heritagepreservation.org/RPM/archive.html (viewed on Dec. 2, 2012).
Type
image
Format
1 slide : col.
2 x 2 in.
color slides
slides (photographs)
Identifier
dunitz-1001.tif
http://doi.org/10.25549/dunitz-c15-1019
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/dunitz-1001.jpg
Subject
Street art
Mural painting and decoration
Sailing ships
Ocean
Place
3280 Glenn Avenue
34.020143, -118.208728
California
Estrada Courts
Los Angeles
USA
Source
University of Southern California [Contributing entity]
dunitz-1001 [Identifying number]
Relation
Dunitz, Robin J. Street Gallery: a guide to 1000 Los Angeles Murals. Los Angeles, CA: RJD Enterprises, c1993; Dunitz, Robin J. Street gallery: a guide to 1000 Los Angeles Murals. Rev. 2nd ed. Los Angeles, CA: RJD Enterprises, c1998
Robin Dunitz Slides of Los Angeles Murals, 1925-2002

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