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| Title | Story of the people living in the community, Van Nuys, 1990 |
| Description | Story of the people living in the community, untitled mural, Van Nuys, 1990. Bernard Associates Screen Process, exterior, 14701 Calvert Street (at Cedros Avenue), Van Nuys. Depicts the story of the people living in the community. First, there is an immigrant family arriving, then living in this country, facing societal pressures. Some kids get involved with drugs and gangs. Finally, there is a plea for community members to come together, feel pride in themselves, and find more constructive activities. Acrylic, designed and painted by local youth under the direction of Jose de la Cruz. Sponsored by local businesses. -- Dunitz, Street gallery, p. 149, #56. |
| Subject (topic) |
Street art Mural painting and decoration Social history |
| Geographic subject (street address) | 14701 Calvert Street |
| Geographic subject (city or populated place) | Los Angeles |
| Geographic subject (county) | Los Angeles |
| Geographic subject (state/province) | California |
| Geographic subject (country) | USA |
| Geographic subject (other) | Van Nuys |
| Geographic coordinates | 34.181915,-118.453324 |
| Coverage date (for display) | 1990 |
| Artist | De la Cruz, Jose |
| Photographer | Dunitz, Robin J. |
| Other creator | Local youth |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Date created (for display) | 1990 |
| Type | images |
| Format | 4 slides : col. ; 2 x 2 in. |
| Format (aat) |
color slides slides (photographs) |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Identifying number | dunitz-0584; dunitz-0585; dunitz-0586; dunitz-0587 |
| References | 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; |
| Rights | 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 |
| Physical access | 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. |
| Repository name | USC Helen Topping Architecture and Fine Arts Library |
| Repository address | Watt Hall 4d, USC, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0294 |
| Repository email | afa@usc.edu |
| Filename | dunitz-0584.tif; dunitz-0585.tif; dunitz-0586.tif; dunitz-0587.tif |
| Part of collection | Robin Dunitz Slides of Los Angeles Murals, 1925-2002 |
Description
| Title | Story of the people living in the community, Van Nuys, 1990 |
| Description | Story of the people living in the community, untitled mural, Van Nuys, 1990. Bernard Associates Screen Process, exterior, 14701 Calvert Street (at Cedros Avenue), Van Nuys. Depicts the story of the people living in the community. First, there is an immigrant family arriving, then living in this country, facing societal pressures. Some kids get involved with drugs and gangs. Finally, there is a plea for community members to come together, feel pride in themselves, and find more constructive activities. Acrylic, designed and painted by local youth under the direction of Jose de la Cruz. Sponsored by local businesses. -- Dunitz, Street gallery, p. 149, #56. |
| Subject (topic) |
Street art Mural painting and decoration Social history |
| Geographic subject (street address) | 14701 Calvert Street |
| Geographic subject (city or populated place) | Los Angeles |
| Geographic subject (county) | Los Angeles |
| Geographic subject (state/province) | California |
| Geographic subject (country) | USA |
| Geographic subject (other) | Van Nuys |
| Geographic coordinates | 34.181915,-118.453324 |
| Coverage date (for display) | 1990 |
| Artist | De la Cruz, Jose |
| Photographer | Dunitz, Robin J. |
| Other creator | Local youth |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Date created (for display) | 1990 |
| Type | images |
| Format | 1 slide : col. ; 2 x 2 in. |
| Format (aat) |
color slides slides (photographs) |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Identifying number | dunitz-0584 |
| Filename | dunitz-0584.tif |
| Archival file | dunitz-7/dunitz-0584.tif |
