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Which Chicana artist coordinated the creation of the Great Wall of Los Angeles, a mural spanning 13 city blocks?
Answer
Judith Baca
Judith Baca directed the Great Wall of Los Angeles project starting in 1976, organizing teenagers to depict California's multicultural history along a flood control channel.
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Judith Baca coordinated the Great Wall of Los Angeles—a 13-block mural—by employing 400+ teenagers from rival gangs who painted peacefully together.
Other options people guess
- Diego Rivera
- Thomas Hart Benton
- David Alfaro Siqueiros
Topics
- muralist
- los-angeles
- public-art
- chicano-art
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