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Robin Dunitz Slides of Los Angeles Murals, 1925-2002
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L.A. freeway kids, work in progress, Los Angeles, 1984
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Artist painting the blue shorts of a boy poised to shoot a basketball, L.A. freeway kids, part 1 of 4, 1984.
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Artist painting the blue shorts of a boy poised to shoot a basketball, L.A. freeway kids, part 1 of 4, 1984.
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An artist painting blue shorts of a boy poised to shoot a basketball, part 1 of 4, 1984. One of four slides of L.A. freeway kids, 1984 at Hollywood Freeway (101), south near Los Angeles Street exit by Glenna Boltuch Avila. Partial image of the first child from extreme right of the mural. An artist is painting the right hem of the blue shorts in white. One of Freeway Mural Projects sponsored by L.A. Olympic Organizing Committee, located in sight of the Children's Museum. Acrylic, 20' x 225' -- Dunitz, Street gallery, p.44, #60. This mural no longer exists. It was whitwashed in 2007 due to excessive tagging by Caltrans. http://www.savelamurals.org/now/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=13%3Apast-articles&id=18%3Alas-street-murals-disappearing&Itemid=45. The caption on the mural read: Artist/Designer - Glenna Boltuch. Assistants: Jesse Avila, Alan Boltuch, Jan Cook, Margaret Garcia, Mary Suarez, Eloy Torrez, John Valdez -- http://www.publicartinla.com/UnionStation/LAKids/.
Asset Metadata
Title
Artist painting the blue shorts of a boy poised to shoot a basketball, L.A. freeway kids, part 1 of 4, 1984.
Subject
Children
(lcsh),
Games
(lcsh),
Mural painting and decoration
(lcsh),
Street art
(lcsh)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Hollywood Freeway (101) South near Los Angeles St. exit
(roadways),
Los Angeles
(counties),
Los Angeles
(cities),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1984
Type
images
Format
1 slide
(extent),
2 x 2 in.
(dimensions),
color
(
color
),
color slides
(aat),
slides (photographs)
(aat)
Source
Robin Dunitz Slides of Los Angeles Murals, 1925-2002
(collection),
University of Southern California
(contributing entity)
Date Created
1984
Creator
Avila, Glenna Boltuch
(artist),
Avila, Jesse
(assistant),
Boltuch, Alan
(assistant),
Cook, Jan
(assistant),
Dunitz, Robin J.
(photographer),
Garcia, Margaret
(assistant),
Suarez, Mary
(assistant),
Torrez, Eloy
(assistant),
Valdez , John
(assistant)
Contributor
Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee
(sponsor)
Publisher
University of Southern California. Libraries
(digital)
Repository Email
afa@usc.edu
Repository Name
USC Helen Topping Architecture and Fine Arts Library
Repository Location
Watt Hall 4d, USC, Los Angeles, California, 90089-0294, USA
Rights
Dunitz, Robin J.
Copyright
In copyright (https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/)
Access Conditions
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, rjdunitz@comcast.net. 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, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Identifier
dunitz-0001.tif (
filename
), dunitz-0001 (
identifying number
), dunitz-c15-0 (
legacy record id
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
0
Unique identifier
UC1603876
Legacy Identifier
dunitz-0001
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
12.7 in × 18.8 in at 300dpi
32.4 cm × 47.8 cm at 300dpi
Inherited Values
Title
L.A. freeway kids, work in progress, Los Angeles, 1984
Description
L.A. freeway kids, work in progress 1984, Hollywood Freeway (101), South near Los Angeles Street exit. Four stages of the mural of children romping by Glenna Boltuch Avila. One of Freeway Mural Projects sponsored by L.A. Olympic Organizing Committee, located in sight of the Children's Museum. Acrylic, 20' x 225' -- Dunitz, Street gallery, p.44, #60. This mural no longer exists. It was whitewashed in 2007 due to excessive tagging by Caltrans. http://www.savelamurals.org/now/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=13%3Apast-articles&id=18%3Alas-street-murals-disappearing&Itemid=45. The caption on the mural read: Artist/Designer - Glenna Boltuch. Assistants: Jesse Avila, Alan Boltuch, Jan Cook, Margaret Garcia, Mary Suarez, Eloy Torrez, John Valdez -- http://www.publicartinla.com/UnionStation/LAKids/
Subject
Children
(lcsh),
Games
(lcsh),
Mural painting and decoration
(lcsh),
Street art
(lcsh)
Coverage Spatial
California
(states),
Hollywood Freeway (101) South near Los Angeles St. exit
(roadways),
Los Angeles
(counties),
Los Angeles
(cities),
USA
(countries)
Coverage Temporal
1984
Inherited Subject
Children
(lcsh),
Games
(lcsh),
Mural painting and decoration
(lcsh),
Street art
(lcsh)
Relation References
Dunitz, Robin J. Street Gallery: a guide to 1000 Los Angeles Murals. Los Angeles, CA: RJD Enterprises, c1993
(book),
Dunitz, Robin J. Street gallery: a guide to 1000 Los Angeles Murals. Rev. 2nd ed. Los Angeles, CA: RJD Enterprises, c1998
(book)
Repository Email
afa@usc.edu
Repository Name
USC Helen Topping Architecture and Fine Arts Library
Repository Location
Watt Hall 4d, USC, Los Angeles, California, 90089-0294, USA
Rights
Dunitz, Robin J.
Date Created
1984
Creator
Avila, Glenna Boltuch
(artist),
Avila, Jesse
(assistant),
Boltuch, Alan
(assistant),
Cook, Jan
(assistant),
Dunitz, Robin J.
(photographer),
Garcia, Margaret
(assistant),
Suarez, Mary
(assistant),
Torrez, Eloy
(assistant),
Valdez , John
(assistant)
Contributor
Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee
(sponsor)
Publisher
University of Southern California. Libraries
(digital)
Type
images
Format
2 x 2 in.
(dimensions),
4 slides
(extent),
color
(
color
),
color slides
(aat),
slides (photographs)
(aat)
Internet Media Type
multipart/related
Copyright
In copyright (https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/)
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