The Phoenix of South-Central, 1992

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The Phoenix of South-Central, 1992, 25th Street and Harvard Boulevard, First A.M.E. church, exterior side entrance. On the bottom sides are a black Madonna blessing the forehead of a girl and a saintly man blessing the hear of another child. Above, near the roof, are two angels and a female phoenix. This mural was commissioned shortly after the post-Rodney King verdict violence as a gesture of healing. In acrylic on stucco, approximately 18' x 25' by George Yepes with assistance of local youth. Sponsored by KNBC-TV and L.A. County Board of Supervisors -- Dunitz, Street gallery, rev. 2nd ed., p. 219, #49.

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Title The Phoenix of South-Central, 1992

Creator Dunitz, Robin J. (photographer), Yepes, George (artist)

Contributor KNBC (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.) (sponsor), L.A. County Board of Supervisors (sponsor)

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Date Created 1992

Subject Christian saints in art (lcsh), Mural painting and decoration (lcsh), Street art (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place 2270 South Harvard Boulevard (roadways), California (states), First A.M.E. Church (religious facilities), Los Angeles (counties), Los Angeles (cities), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1992

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)

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.

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-0788.tif (filename), dunitz-0788 (identifying number), dunitz-c15-806 (legacy record id)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 806

Unique identifier UC1591849

Legacy Identifier dunitz-0788

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 12.6 in × 18.7 in at 300dpi
32.0 cm × 47.6 cm at 300dpi

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Title The Phoenix of South-Central, Los Angeles, 1992

Description The Phoenix of South-Central, 1992, 25th Street and Harvard Boulevard, First A.M.E. church, exterior side entrance. On the bottom sides are a black Madonna blessing the forehead of a girl and a saintly man blessing the hear of another child. Above, near the roof, are two angels and a female phoenix. This mural was commissioned shortly after the post-Rodney King verdict violence as a gesture of healing. In acrylic on stucco, approximately 18' x 25' by George Yepes with assistance of local youth. Sponsored by KNBC-TV and L.A. County Board of Supervisors -- Dunitz, Street gallery, rev. 2nd ed., p. 219, #49.

Subject Christian saints in art (lcsh), Mural painting and decoration (lcsh), Street art (lcsh)

Coverage Spatial 2270 South Harvard Boulevard (roadways), California (states), First A.M.E. Church (religious facilities), Los Angeles (counties), Los Angeles (cities), USA (countries)

Coverage Geocoordinate 34.03406, -118.306162 (point)

Coverage Temporal 1992