28 Jul 2012
Los Angeles murals photographed by Ernest A. Long
Daniel Lohmann kindly shared the link to this archive of Los Angeles mural photography from Ernest A. Long. There is an introductory article on the Getty education blog and the collection contains 200 images, all taken between 1973 and 1883. Like London it seems that Los Angeles also has a proud tradition of mural art, I wonder if they also have similar efforts aimed at restoring them?
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