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East Los Streetscapers id25

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 31460
Los Angeles, CA 90031

Phone: 626-571-6761

Fax: 626-571-6762

Email: stscaper@earthlink.net

Contact: Mr. Wayne Healy, Owner/Operator

Institution Type: Artist, Arts Institution/Center, Commercial Business, Community Arts Organization, Cultural/Professional Association, Private Collection

Location of Institution: East Los Angeles

Archive and Collections

Description: East Los Streetscapers was founded in 1975 by Wayne Alaniz Healy and David Rivas Botello, both veterans of the East Los Angeles mural movement. Among the public art projects produced by this team are paintings, tiles, bas-reliefs, and sculptures in a wide variety of materials. The designs are multicultural, strong, dynamic, colorful, site specific, and compositionally dramatic in line and texture. The East Los Streetscapers' collaborative works frequently involve other Chicano artists. The archives of the East Los Streetscapers contain all of the creative and documentary records related to the team's artwork, both public and private. In its collection are original concepts, designs, cartoons, maquettes, and finished art pieces.

Regions Covered: Largely East Los Angeles but includes national and international

Type of Materials: Architectural Drawings, Audio Recordings, Books, Cultural Artifacts, Materials & Objects, Diaries/Journals/Personal Papers, Films/Videos/Moving Images, Institutional Publications, Official Records, Photographs

Time Periods: 1964-1980, 1981-Present

Languages: English, Spanish

Sectors of the Population Represented in the Collection: Artistic Communities, Developmentally Disabled, Gender Specific, Homeless, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Multiethnic, People with disabilities, Seniors, Veterans, Youth

Access

Year Round Access: Yes

OnSite Technology: No

Workspaces: Yes

Open to the Public: Yes

Reservations not required

Open for Research: Yes

Research Hours: Weekdays 5 PM - 9 PM
Reservations not required

Fee: 0

Access Procedures: No process in place at this time

Management

Catalogue System: Minimal organization

Repository/Depository: No

Loan To Others: Yes

Exhibited: Yes

Exhibition Frequency: Varies on a rotating basis; art hung in studio

Makes Purchases: No

Formalized Purchases: No

Outreach: Brochures/Flyers/Pamphlets

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