Great Wall of Los Angeles
| The Great Wall of Los Angeles | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Judy Baca |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Public Art, Mural |
| Medium | Paint on Concrete |
| Subject | History of California |
| Dimensions | 4.0 m × 840 m (13 feet × 2754 feet) |
| Location | Los Angeles |
| 34°10′45″N 118°24′50″W / 34.179084°N 118.413782°W | |
| Website | The Great Wall of Los Angeles |
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). It was Baca's first mural and SPARC's first public art project. Its official title is The History of California.
The Great Wall is located on Coldwater Canyon Ave between Oxnard St & Burbank Blvd and 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. The mural is 13 feet high, painted directly on concrete. With a length of 2,754 feet (840 m) (covering over 6 city blocks) it is credited as one of the longest murals in the world.
The Great Wall of Los Angeles depicts the history of California "as seen through the eyes of women and minorities" in many connected panels. The first panels begin with prehistory and colonialism. The very first panel was designed by Christina Schlesinger and depicts native wildlife and the creation story of the indigenous Chumash. Most of the following panels deal with events of the 20th century, including Chinese labor contributions to the United States, refugees from the Dust Bowl, the Great Depression, the Japanese-American internment of World War II, the Zoot Suit Riots, the Freedom Bus rides, the disappearance of Rosie the Riveter,Gay rights activism, the story of Biddy Mason, deportations of Mexican-Americans, the birth of Rock and Roll and the development of suburbia. The wall covers the history of California up to the 1950s. Each section of the wall was designed by a different artist under the supervision of Baca.
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