Great Wall Of Los Angeles Mural
However judy baca was not ready to stop there.
Great wall of los angeles mural. View all hotels near the great wall of los angeles on tripadvisor. Hotels near the great wall of los angeles. The great wall of los angeles is among the longest single murals in the world and is. Ucla sparc digital mural lab staff worked with the staff of the ucla visualization portal to model in 3 d the entire great wall of los angeles mural site and the surrounding city area.
The great wall of los angeles the longest mural in the world. The great wall of los angeles also known as the history of california is a half mile long mural depicting the history of california through images of significant figures and historic events from diverse and traditionally marginalized communities the mural is painted on the west wall of the tujunga flood control channel in the north hollywood area of the city of los angeles california. It was baca s first mural and sparc s first public art project. 2 73 mi sweet dreams b b 2 21 mi lexen hotel north hollywood 2 14 mi holiday inn express north hollywood burbank area 3 08 mi life is good in los angeles b b 3 53 mi el royale hotel near universal studios hollywood.
It was listed on the national register of historic places in 2017. Ucla sparc digital mural lab staff worked with the staff of the ucla visualization portal to model in 3 d the entire great wall of los angeles mural site and the surrounding city area. Its official title is the history of california. The mural runs in roughly chronological order so that passersby can walk an artful journey through time.
Interestingly the great wall of los angeles was already the longest mural after the summer of 1976 when the piece s segment covering the period between the time of dinosaurs and the 1910s was finished. To accomplish this enormous task satellite photos of the site were used along with blueprints to model the entire flood control channel to scale. The great wall was already the longest mural after the summer of 1976 when a team of 80 youths referred by the criminal justice department ten artists and five historians collaborated under the direction of chicana artist judith francisco baca to paint 1 000 feet of california history from the days of. The great wall of los angeles is a mural designed by judith baca and executed with the help of over 400 community youth and artists coordinated by the social and public art resource center sparc.