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westernartgirlJosefina Quezada: A Lifetime of Fighting for Public Art
A Mexican artist who was responsible for starting the drive to restore David Alfaro Siqueiros’ downtown Los Angeles mural América Tropical was honored Monday, June 11, in perhaps the best way possible: with the start of conservation work on one of her own murals. Josefina Quezada died about three weeks ago in Mexico, but she … Read more
A Welcome Reversal: Recording Academy Reinstates Latin Jazz GRAMMY
Some of us here might be inclined to think the decision was made just in time to coincide with The Autry’s Sizzling Summer Nights series, which starts in July. Well, no, but even so, musicians across the country on Friday rejoiced at news that the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences‘ Board of Trustees … Read more
Zev Yaroslavsky’s Memories of the Los Angeles Riots
Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky (District 3) remembers the 1992 Los Angeles riots after the Rodney King verdict very well. As if they’d happened yesterday and not 20 years ago, in fact. “I was in my office in City Hall when the verdict was read,” said Yaroslavsky, who at the time served on the … Read more
