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Frightening depiction of death as a skeleton, El Sereno, Los Angeles, 1988
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Frightening depiction of death as a skeleton, El Sereno, Los Angeles, 1988
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Description
Frightening depiction of death as a skeleton, untitled, El Sereno, Los Angeles, 1988, Mazatlan Theater, exterior back alley, Eastern Avenue (just south of Huntington Drive), El Sereno. Frightening depiction of death as a skeleton warning against drugs. Unfinished because the artist became frustrated by continuing graffiti defacement. In 1992 the artist added a Batman nearby -- for his 2-year old son. By Peter Quezada. Self-sponsored. -- Dunitz, Street gallery, p. 118, #20.
Asset Metadata
Title
Frightening depiction of death as a skeleton, El Sereno, Los Angeles, 1988
Subject
Drug abuse
(lcsh),
Human skeleton
(lcsh),
Mural painting and decoration
(lcsh),
Street art
(lcsh)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
El Sereno
(populated places),
Los Angeles
(counties),
Los Angeles
(cities),
North Eastern Avenue (just south of Huntington Drive South)
(roadways),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1988
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)
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)
Date Created
1988
Creator
Dunitz, Robin J.
(photographer),
Quezada, Peter
(artist)
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.
Permanent Link (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.25549/dunitz-c15-445
Identifier
dunitz-0427.tif (
filename
), dunitz-0427 (
identifying number
), dunitz-c15-445 (
legacy record id
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
445
Unique identifier
UC1603412
Legacy Identifier
dunitz-0427
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
18.8 in × 12.8 in at 300dpi
47.8 cm × 32.6 cm at 300dpi
Inherited Values
Title
Robin Dunitz Slides of Los Angeles Murals, 1925-2002
Description
The collection consists of more than 2,000 digitized 35mm slides of murals in Los Angeles photographed by Robin Dunitz. The murals date from 1925 to the early 2000s and were photographed by Dunitz in the late 1980s and early-mid 1990s to early 2000s.
Relation References
https://libguides.usc.edu/dunitz_murals
(finding aid URL)
Linked assets
Robin Dunitz Slides of Los Angeles Murals, 1925-2002
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