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Object Description
| Title | In the spirit of contribution, Los Angeles, 1990 |
| Description | In the spirit of contribution, Los Angeles, 1990, La Salle Avenue between 23rd and 24th Streets. The mural is dedicated to the contributions made by African Americans and Latinos to building the United States. The left side is dominated by images from the black history, including an African playing a traditional horn, music legend Duke Ellington, dancer Bill "Bojangels" Robinson, singer and political activist Paul Robeson, Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad, and opera singer Marian Anderson. On the mural's right, prominent Mexicans, such as revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, artist Frida Kahlo, and peasant leader Benito Juarez are depicted. In Nova Color acrylic, 120' x 6-10' by Bernard Hoyes and local high school students. Sponsored by Reverend Cecil Murray of the First A.M.E. Church -- Dunitz, Street gallery, rev. 2nd ed., p. 215, #37. |
| Subject (personal name) | Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974; Robinson, Bill, 1878-1949; Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976; Elijah Muhammad, 1897-1975; Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993; Zapata, Emiliano, 1879-1919; Kahlo, Frida; Juárez, Benito, 1806-1872 |
| Subject (topic) |
Street art Mural painting and decoration African Americans Hispanic Americans, History |
| Geographic subject (street address) | La Salle Avenue |
| 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) | South Central Los Angeles |
| Geographic coordinates | 34.035229, -118.305888 |
| Artist | Hoyes, Bernard |
| Photographer | Dunitz, Robin J. |
| Other contributor | Murray, Cecil |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Date created (for display) | 1990 |
| Type | images |
| Format | 5 slides : col. ; 2 x 2 in. |
| Format (aat) |
color slides slides (photographs) |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Identifying number | dunitz-1097; dunitz-1098; dunitz-1100; dunitz-1104; dunitz-1105 |
| 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, 503-577-3842, 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-1097.tif; dunitz-1098.tif; dunitz-1100.tif; dunitz-1104.tif; dunitz-1105.tif |
| Part of collection | Robin Dunitz Slides of Los Angeles Murals, 1925-2002 |
Description
| Title | In the spirit of contribution, Los Angeles, 1990, detail 1 of 5 |
| Description | Detail 1 of 5 of In the spirit of contribution, Los Angeles, 1990, La Salle Avenue between 23rd and 24th Streets. |
| Format | 1 slide : col. ; 2 x 2 in. |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Identifying number | dunitz-1097 |
| 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, 503-577-3842, rjdunitz@comcast.net |
| Filename | dunitz-1097.tif |
| Archival file | dunitz-14/dunitz-1097.tif |
