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Frank Romero (USA)

The Study of the L.A. Mural, 1984

Acrylic and paper on wood

26 x 32 inches

Born in East Los Angeles, Frank Romero is one of the most iconic L.A. artists of our time. He is one of the last practicing artist of Los Four, the artist collective comprising Romero, Carlos Almaraz, Gilbert Luján, Robert de la Rocha and Judithe Hernández that was at the forefront of forging a new Chicano art sensibility in the 1970s. Romero's brightly colored paintings evoke his Chicano roots and celebrate his Los Angeles community. His large-scale mural, Going to the Olympics, was a vital work of the 1984 Olympic Arts Festival, and still delights drivers on the 101 Freeway. Dreamland: A Frank Romero Retrospective (2017) was the first solo exhibition of a Chicano artist at MOLAA.

This study was hand picked by the President & CEO of MOLAA from the artist's atelier who did not want to by parted from this iconic piece of history. In it, we can observe classic elements and the birth of the traditional Frank Romero horse as well as other features frequently seen in Romero's ouvre.