Today Chaffey College Art History professors John Machado and Denise Johnson and Director of the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, Rebecca Trawick, accompanied 45 students on a tour of the Great Wall of Los Angeles. The bus trip was co-sponsored by the Associated Students of Chaffey College and the One College/One Book Committee.
The Great Wall of Los Angeles is a mural designed by Judy Baca in 1976 and executed by community youth and artists coordinated by the Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC). It is located in the San Fernando Valley community of Valley Glen, on the concrete sides of the Tujunga Wash. The project depicts the history of California from pre-historic times through the 1950s. The mural is credited as the longest in the world at a length of 2,754 feet (840 m).
We were also very lucky to have an opportunity to meet Judy Baca and discuss the history and future of this project. It was a great day.
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