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Chinatown Punk Wars

Chinatown Punk Wars

Season 14 Episode 1
56:43
L.A. Rebellion: A Cinematic Movement

L.A. Rebellion: A Cinematic Movement

Season 14 Episode 3
56:40
Artists-In-Residence

Artists-In-Residence

Season 14 Episode 4
56:39
East West Players: A Home on Stage

East West Players: A Home on Stage

Season 14 Episode 6
56:43
The Cheech

The Cheech

Season 15 Episode 1
57:08
Black Art: A Brockman Gallery Legacy

Black Art: A Brockman Gallery Legacy

Season 15 Episode 4
56:38
Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement

Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement

Season 15 Episode 5
57:03
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América Tropical: The Martyr Mural of Siqueiros

Season 14 Episode 2

Mexican social realist painter David Alfaro Siqueiros created Olvera Street’s popular “América Tropical” mural introducing an innovative and unprecedented technique to muralism that required revolutionary techniques and materials. “America Tropical” is considered the most studied, white-washed mural in the United States, and in fact has inspired many contemporary muralists working today.


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