{"id":27013,"date":"2021-10-12T08:42:42","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T15:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lainfused.com\/?p=27013"},"modified":"2021-10-12T08:42:42","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T15:42:42","slug":"latino-heritage-in-la-murals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lainfused.com\/latino-heritage-in-la-murals\/","title":{"rendered":"Latino heritage in LA: Murals"},"content":{"rendered":"

City’s urban canvas – murals are freely visible and open for all to enjoy! They give the cities that unique artistic touch that lift you up every time you walk by it! They make you think as they express the history, concerns and aspirations of a community. Latino artists and their culture are an integral part of the Los Angeles’s mural heritage. Let’s check some below!<\/p>\n

Am\u00e9rica Tropical<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

This 80×18 foot mural located above Olvera Street, completed in 1932 depicts a Mexican Indian crucified on a cross beneath an American eagle, with two sharpshooters aiming at the eagle from nearby. It’s the first large-scale mural in the U.S. that created a public space by being painted on an ordinary exterior wall. There was an immediate controversy since the mural has the strong political message about the exploitation of Mexican workers. David Alfaro Siqueiros<\/strong>‘s Am\u00e9rica Tropical<\/strong> was restored by the Getty Conservation Institute and opened to the public in October 2012 with a new viewing platform and interpretive center.<\/p>\n

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Am\u00e9rica Tropical by David Alfaro \/ Siqueirosatlasobscura.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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