This mural titled, ‘Ghosts of the Barrio’ depicts four young men from the barrio
This mural titled, ‘Ghosts of the Barrio’ depicts four young men from the barrio hanging out on a stoop, while next to them stand ghostly images of a Mexican revolutionary, a Spanish conquistador, and an Aztec warrior. The mural was painted by artists Wayne Healy(co founder of muralist art collective East Los Streetscapers) in 1974 with the help of the youth of Ramona Gardens housing projects. This was Healy’s first solo mural. 'Ghosts of the Barrio’ is one of 30 murals on the walls of Ramona Gardens apartment buildings painted by major Chicano artists like Magú, Carlos Almaraz and Judith Hernández. The first mural in Ramona Gardens was painted in 1971.—Guadalupe Rosales (of @veteranas_and_rucas And @map_pointz) #LACMAInstaResidency http://ift.tt/2ui2iPO -- source link