Estrada Courts is well known for its
murals, which reflect the barrio culture and traditions of the area. “Chicano murals look the way they do, because the authors concentrate not only on individual murals but on mural clusters and establish a dialogic interplay of form, content, and location among them". The iconography in the mural clusters emerges from the sociohistorical context not only of the space where they are painted but also of the aesthetic norms of specific barrio cultures over an extended period of time.” The murals include: •
Dream World by Norma Montoya (1974) •
Innocence by Norma Montoya (1975) •
Fishes of the Future by Norma Montoya (1976) •
Mural of Children by Charles Felix •
Two Flags by Sonny Ramirez (1973), located at 1364-6 Grande Vista Ave at Olympic •
In Memory of a Home Boy by Daniel Martinez (1973), located at 3328 Hunter Street •
Dreams of Flight by David Botello (1973-78, repainted in 1996), located at 3441 Olympic Boulevard •
The Sun Bathers by Gil Hernandez (1973), located at 3287 Olympic Boulevard •
The Artist by Daniel Haro (1973) •
Moratorium - The Black and White Mural by
Willie Herron and
Gronk (1973). •
La Fiesta by
Roberto Chavez with students from East Los Angeles College, located at 3370-3372 1/2 Hunter Street, Los Angeles, CA 90023. (1973) •
We Are Not a Minority by El Congreso de Artistas Cosmicos de las Americas de San Diego (Mario Torero, Rocky, El Lion, Zade) (1978, repainted in 1996). The mural reads on the upper left corner: “In memoriam to the Guerrillero Heroico, el Doctor Che. Día del Rebelde Internacional XI aniversario Oct. 8th, 1978.” This mural can be seen in the
music videos for "
To Live & Die in L.A." by
Tupac Shakur and "
Where Is the Love?" by
The Black Eyed Peas. ==Education==