MANUEL VELAZQUEZ: RICHIE VALENS


Date
1985

Location
Pacoima Junior High School, exterior middle of campus
Laurel Canyon Blvd. and Kagel Canyon
Pacoima

Media Notes
Acrylic
Velazquez was assisted by 25 students

Description

Portrait and memorabilia associated with the late rock `n' roll singer/songwriter. There are several other murals at the school. One, also by Velazquez, is called WORKING TOGETHER and shows pages from a school yearbook blown-up. Two other murals (artists unknown) are of the school's panther mascot (1967-1969) and the Aztec sun god (early 1970s).

photo © Robin Dunitz



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