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Title
Elliott Pinkney mural, "Tribute to the Workers", 1977
Description
Elliott Pinkney mural on the side of a building depicting working men, stars and stripes with partial view of two cars across the street. Physical location at Rose Avenue and Compton Boulevard.
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American mural painting and decoration, Art, Automobiles, Black Arts movement, Mural painting and decoration, American, Public art, Streets]
Title
Elliott Pinkney mural, "Tribute to the Workers", 1977
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Elliott Pinkney mural on the side of a building depicting working men, stars and stripes with partial view of two cars across the street. Physical location at Rose Avenue and Compton Boulevard.
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American mural painting and decoration, Art, Automobiles, Black Arts movement, Mural painting and decoration, American, Public art, Streets]
Title
CAA orchestra on a stage with murals in the background
Description
CAA orchestra with Troy Robinson conducting showing the full stage with lighting and draped awning, shot from angled side view; large mural behind the orchestra and smaller mural to the left of the stage; partial view of piano or organ to the right of the stage.
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American conductors (Music), Documentary photography, Mural painting and decoration, American, Public-access television, Stage photography, Art, Bands (Music), Black Arts movement, Conductors (Music), Concert television programs]
Title
CAA orchestra on a stage with murals in the background
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. CAA orchestra with Troy Robinson conducting showing the full stage with lighting and draped awning, shot from angled side view; large mural behind the orchestra and smaller mural to the left of the stage; partial view of piano or organ to the right of the stage.
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American conductors (Music), Documentary photography, Mural painting and decoration, American, Public-access television, Stage photography, Art, Bands (Music), Black Arts movement, Conductors (Music), Concert television programs]
Title
CAA band conducted by Troy Robinson with a KCET television camera in the foreground
Description
Shot from next to KCET camera showing the back of Troy Robinson conducting the CAA band which is on a stage with a draped awning covering and a large mural behind the band; Arena
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American conductors (Music), Documentary photography, Mural painting and decoration, American, Public-access television, Stage photography, Art, Bands (Music), Black Arts movement, Conductors (Music), Concert television programs]
Title
CAA band conducted by Troy Robinson with a KCET television camera in the foreground
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Shot from next to KCET camera showing the back of Troy Robinson conducting the CAA band which is on a stage with a draped awning covering and a large mural behind the band; Arena
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American conductors (Music), Documentary photography, Mural painting and decoration, American, Public-access television, Stage photography, Art, Bands (Music), Black Arts movement, Conductors (Music), Concert television programs]
Title
Mural painted on inside arena wall depicting a front view African American face surrounded by a white circle
Description
Painted mural on a wall inside the Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street; front view of an African American face with afro hair in the center of a white circle ; signature appears to be Van Slater '71
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American mural painting and decoration, Art, Black Arts movement, Mural painting and decoration, American]
Title
Mural painted on inside arena wall depicting a front view African American face surrounded by a white circle
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Painted mural on a wall inside the Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street; front view of an African American face with afro hair in the center of a white circle ; signature appears to be Van Slater '71
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American mural painting and decoration, Art, Black Arts movement, Mural painting and decoration, American]
Title
Man wearing a hard hat: detail from an Elliott Pinkney mural
Description
Detail from a mural painted in 1977 by Elliott Pinkney and showing the head of a working man wearing a hard hat
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American mural painting and decoration, African American artists, Art, Artists, Black Arts movement, Mural painting and decoration, American]
Title
Man wearing a hard hat: detail from an Elliott Pinkney mural
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Detail from a mural painted in 1977 by Elliott Pinkney and showing the head of a working man wearing a hard hat
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American mural painting and decoration, African American artists, Art, Artists, Black Arts movement, Mural painting and decoration, American]
Title
Elliott Pinkney mural from across the street
Description
Mural painted in 1977 by Elliott Pinkney and Arnold Pinkney on a building above several storefronts: a woman with a hairdryer cap and a collar with stars on it is the central image; an astronaut is featured on the left and a horn player on the right, both ends also showing other figures and abstract shapes; building address is 423; storefront window at left side are decorated; a station wagon is parked in front of the building
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American mural painting and decoration, African American artists, Art, Artists, Black Arts movement, Mural painting and decoration, American, Musicians in art, Public art, Streets]
Title
Elliott Pinkney mural from across the street
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Mural painted in 1977 by Elliott Pinkney and Arnold Pinkney on a building above several storefronts: a woman with a hairdryer cap and a collar with stars on it is the central image; an astronaut is featured on the left and a horn player on the right, both ends also showing other figures and abstract shapes; building address is 423; storefront window at left side are decorated; a station wagon is parked in front of the building
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American mural painting and decoration, African American artists, Art, Artists, Black Arts movement, Mural painting and decoration, American, Musicians in art, Public art, Streets]
Title
Elliott Pinkney mural: African American doctor
Description
Mural by Elliot Pinkney: central figure appears to be a doctor holding a test tube and a stethoscope with eagles behind his shoulders and a variety of other health care workers
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American mural painting and decoration, African American artists, Art, Artists, Black Arts movement, Mural painting and decoration, American, Public art]
Title
Elliott Pinkney mural: African American doctor
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Mural by Elliot Pinkney: central figure appears to be a doctor holding a test tube and a stethoscope with eagles behind his shoulders and a variety of other health care workers
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American mural painting and decoration, African American artists, Art, Artists, Black Arts movement, Mural painting and decoration, American, Public art]
Title
Elliott Pinkney mural: black history theme
Description
Mural by Elliot Pickney: three figures are depicted in the foreground, one on the left, one in the center, and one on the right; smaller figures look on in the background; background images include a flying dove on the left, silhouettes of faces in the bottom left and upper right corners, and stars and the word "Hope" to the right.
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American mural painting and decoration, African American artists, Art, Artists, Black Arts movement, Mural painting and decoration, American, Public art]
Title
Elliott Pinkney mural: black history theme
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Mural by Elliot Pickney: three figures are depicted in the foreground, one on the left, one in the center, and one on the right; smaller figures look on in the background; background images include a flying dove on the left, silhouettes of faces in the bottom left and upper right corners, and stars and the word "Hope" to the right.
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American mural painting and decoration, African American artists, Art, Artists, Black Arts movement, Mural painting and decoration, American, Public art]
Title
Elliott Pinkney mural: Multicultural theme
Description
Mural with three large sunburst designs: the left panel shows the head of an African American woman with earrings, a Polynesian woman with a flower in her hair, and an Aztec figure; the central panel has a two faced head with a dark face looking left and a lighter face looking right with an eye in the middle; the right panel depicts a woman's figure and an American Indian with a head band and two feathers
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American mural painting and decoration, African American artists, Art, Artists, Black Arts movement, Mural painting and decoration, American, Public art]
Title
Elliott Pinkney mural: Multicultural theme
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Mural with three large sunburst designs: the left panel shows the head of an African American woman with earrings, a Polynesian woman with a flower in her hair, and an Aztec figure; the central panel has a two faced head with a dark face looking left and a lighter face looking right with an eye in the middle; the right panel depicts a woman's figure and an American Indian with a head band and two feathers
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American mural painting and decoration, African American artists, Art, Artists, Black Arts movement, Mural painting and decoration, American, Public art]
Title
Elliott Pinkney Mural: Ignorance and Poverty
Description
Mural with a central figure of a large bald African American man holding a eye in his right outstretched hand and a flame in his left hand; a three-headed snake with the words ""ignorance"" and ""poverty"" written on two of the heads; two smaller figures struggle with the snake's body, one with a spear
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American mural painting and decoration, African American artists, Art, Artists, Black Arts movement, Mural painting and decoration, American, Public art, Social practice (Art)]
Title
Elliott Pinkney Mural: Ignorance and Poverty
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Mural with a central figure of a large bald African American man holding a eye in his right outstretched hand and a flame in his left hand; a three-headed snake with the words ""ignorance"" and ""poverty"" written on two of the heads; two smaller figures struggle with the snake's body, one with a spear
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American mural painting and decoration, African American artists, Art, Artists, Black Arts movement, Mural painting and decoration, American, Public art, Social practice (Art)]
Title
Artist painting a mural on a wall
Description
Unknown artist in a hat painting a mural on a high wall standing on a platform
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American artists, African American mural painting and decoration, Art, Artists, Black Arts movement, Documentary photography, Mural painting and decoration, American]
Title
Artist painting a mural on a wall
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Unknown artist in a hat painting a mural on a high wall standing on a platform
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American artists, African American mural painting and decoration, Art, Artists, Black Arts movement, Documentary photography, Mural painting and decoration, American]
Title
Mural by Elliott Pinkney with Jesus as the central figure
Description
This is an Elliott Pinkney mural with Jesus as the central figure; a man is walking in front of the mural; railroad tracks are in the foreground
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American mural painting and decoration, Art, Black Arts movement, Mural painting and decoration, American, Public art, Railroad tracks]
Title
Mural by Elliott Pinkney with Jesus as the central figure
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. This is an Elliott Pinkney mural with Jesus as the central figure; a man is walking in front of the mural; railroad tracks are in the foreground
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American mural painting and decoration, Art, Black Arts movement, Mural painting and decoration, American, Public art, Railroad tracks]
Title
Arena back door
Description
Two men talk next to a shopping cart in the open back door to the Arena:119 East Magnolia Street with a ladder, a broom and paint buckets nearby; large murals on either side of the door
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American mural painting and decoration, Art, Black Arts movement, Documentary photography, Doorframes, Mural painting and decoration, American]
Title
Arena back door
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Two men talk next to a shopping cart in the open back door to the Arena:119 East Magnolia Street with a ladder, a broom and paint buckets nearby; large murals on either side of the door
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American mural painting and decoration, Art, Black Arts movement, Documentary photography, Doorframes, Mural painting and decoration, American]
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