Great Wall of Los Angeles
- Great Wall of Los Angeles
The "Great Wall of Los Angeles" is a mural designed by Judith Baca and executed by community youth and artists coordinated by the Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC). It is located on the eastern edge of the Valley College campus in the San Fernando Valley community of Valley Glen, on the concrete sides of the Tujunga Wash, part of the drainage system of Los Angeles, California. With a length of 2,754 feet (840 m), it is credited as one of the longest murals in the world.
The mural depicts the history of California through several panels; the first panels begin with prehistory and colonialism, but most of the following panels deal with events of the 20th century. It was created in conjunction with the rise of the Chicano Movement of the 1960s-1980s.
The "Great Wall of Los Angeles" also places emphasis on the history of Native Americans and minorities with sections depicting events such as Japanese internment and civil rights.
The California Cultural and Historical Endowment recently set aside funding for the Great Wall to be restored over the next three years [ [http://www.sparcmurals.org/sparcone/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=54 Restoration - Social And Public Art Resource Center ] ] .
Baca is also designing plans to extend and continue the wall to reflect the 1960s to the present day [ [http://www.sparcmurals.org/sparcone/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=77&Itemid=83 Choose Your Decade - Social And Public Art Resource Center ] ] .
External links
* [http://www.sparcmurals.org/sparcone/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=52 Official site] from SPARC
* [http://bomoco.com/greatwall/ The Great Wall of Los Angeles, A mural of California history] - images of the mural
* [http://www.lamurals.org/MuralFiles/Valley/GreatWallOfLA.html The Great Wall of Los Angeles] at [http://www.lamurals.org LAMurals.org] - information about composition
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