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"Protect
and Preserve" Mural
Acrylic Paint, 40' wide x 25' high
Location: Pacoima, CA. Painted in 1981
Painted
as an anti-drug message, this mural spoke about the importance
of protecting and preserving the family from the evils of
illegal narcotics. It was located in the main quad of the
Pierce Park apartments in the Pacoima projects where crime
and drug use was rampant. I used a Mayan and Masai Warrior
to symbolize the Latino and African-American people who
primarily lived in those housing units. It was painted over
because it was scaring the little kids.
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