Great Wall Research Paper

The Great Wall of Los Angeles is a wonderful masterpiece that takes you on a journey through the history of the people of California. It is also one of the country’s most respected large monuments that incorporates inter-racial accord and is a true cultural landmark. The Great Wall spans a half a mile in length which is 2,754 feet and is considered the longest mural in the world. It consists of pictures that represent the history of the ethnic people of California. The mural’s pictures go back to the prehistorical history of the ethnic people all the way up to the 1950’s. It resides in the Tujunga Flood Control Channel of the San Fernando Valley by a park and bike trail. It swarms thousands of visitors each year who are able to see the work

Judith F. Baca is the artistic director and founder of the program known as SPARC. SPARC along with Judith Baca are the people who made The Great Wall of Los Angeles mural come to life. The project began in the year of 1974 and was completed over a span of five summers. The Great Wall employed over 400 people of youthful age and their families, which came from diverse social and economic backgrounds. They worked with artists, oral historians, ethnologists, scholars, and hundreds of community members which helped them design and create the mural. Judith Baca and SPARC gained the support of government agencies, the community, organizations, businesses, corporations, foundations, and many other individuals (The Great Wall of Los Angeles: The History and Art of the Great Wall, 2012 p.1). These are the people that helped make it possible to create this

The Great Wall of Los Angles consists of pictures of Pre-Historic California, The Spanish Arrival, 1848 Bandaide, Sojourners, 1890 Los Angeles Mountains to the Shore, World War I, A New Perspective on Edison, Illusion of Prosperity, Cash and Depression, Dustbowl Refugees, World War II, Charles Drew, Zoot Suit Riots, Jewish Refugees, Farewell to Rosie the Riveter, Red Score and McCarthyism, Chavez Ravine and the division of the Chicano Community, the Birth of Rock and Roll, Origins of the Gay Rights Movement, The Beats, Jewish Achievements in Arts and Science, Indian Assimilation, Asians Gain Citizenship and Property, and Olympic Champions of 1948-1964 Breaking Barriers (The Great Wall of Los Angeles: The History and Art of the Great Wall, 2012 p.1). All of these were a part of a large span of history and accomplishments that meant a lot to the people of