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County CollectionWoodcrest LibraryTone of the EarthArtist:
Roberto Delgado
Date:
2010
Region:
Gateway/South LA
District:
Second
Location:
Woodcrest Library
1340 W 106th Street Los Angeles, CA 90044 Department:
Public Library
 
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Project DescriptionArtist Robert Delgado designed and painted this 5' h x 12' w mural above the check-out desk in the renovated Woodcrest Library. He engaged the Woodcrest community with a “Show and Tell” presentation of his work at the Library’s grand opening and then photographed youth in the audience. He used these images to design a dynamic composition of familiar faces from the community. According to Delgado, his photographic images are “broken down into line drawings and juxtaposed and superimposed so that the design becomes a thoughtful puzzle that provokes imagination and creativity in the viewer.” See Roberto Delgado, East Los Angeles Civic Center About the ArtistRoberto Delgado is a Los Angeles native, born and raised in the Koreatown area. After serving three years in the US Army in Vicenza, Italy, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome and completed his BA and MFA at UCLA. He has received several fellowships, including two Fulbrights to conduct research in Mexico and to teach mural painting in Honduras. Among his public projects are works for the LAPD’s North Valley Police Station, the Atlanta International Airport, the Heritage Square Station on MTA’s Gold Line, the Pico-Aliso Housing Projects in Boyle Heights, and the Federal Courthouse in Pocatello, Idaho. |
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