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1941 Mexico City, Mexico - 1989 Los Angeles, California. Known for: Street art-murals, social commentary, contemporary painting.
Carlos Almaraz was born in Mexico City in 1941, and spent his youth in Los Angeles, California, and Chicago, Illinois. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles, and earned a Master's... Read full biography
Carlos Almaraz was born in Mexico City in 1941, and spent his youth in Los Angeles, California, and Chicago, Illinois. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles, and earned a Master's Degree at the Otis Art Institute in 1974. Almaraz formed a group called Los Four with fellow artists... Read full biography
Carlos Almaraz was born in Mexico City in 1941, and spent his youth in Los Angeles, California, and Chicago, Illinois. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles, and earned a Master's Degree at the Otis Art Institute in 1974. Almaraz formed a group called Los Four with fellow artists Gilbert Lujan, Frank Romero, and Roberto de la Roche, and together they brought Chicano street art to the attention of the Los Angeles community. He created murals and other artwork for three years in... Read full biography
Carlos Almaraz was born in Mexico City in 1941, and spent his youth in Los Angeles, California, and Chicago, Illinois. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles, and earned a Master's Degree at the Otis Art Institute in 1974. Almaraz formed a group called Los Four with fellow artists Gilbert Lujan, Frank Romero, and Roberto de la Roche, and together they brought Chicano street art to the attention of the Los Angeles community. He created murals and other artwork for three years in support of Ceasar Chavez and the United Farmworkers Union. He was famous for painting a large mural, Boycott Gallo, on the All Nations Center in Los Angeles in the 1980s. He is known for his paintings, pastels, and murals, often depicting city and... Read full biography
Carlos Almaraz was born in Mexico City in 1941, and spent his youth in Los Angeles, California, and Chicago, Illinois. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles, and earned a Master's Degree at the Otis Art Institute in 1974. Almaraz formed a group called Los Four with fellow artists Gilbert Lujan, Frank Romero, and Roberto de la Roche, and together they brought Chicano street art to the attention of the Los Angeles community. He created murals and other artwork for three years in support of Ceasar Chavez and the United Farmworkers Union. He was famous for painting a large mural, Boycott Gallo, on the All Nations Center in Los Angeles in the 1980s. He is known for his paintings, pastels, and murals, often depicting city and street scenes. He has exhibited at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (1974) and participated... Read full biography
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About Carlos Almaraz: Keywords
Keywords (20)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
- •Colored Pencil
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Oil Paint
- •Pastel Painting/Drawing
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Human Head Images, Portrait Heads, Faces
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Street Scenes, Street Genre
Art School
- •Otis Art Institute, (Otis College of Art & Design) Student
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Allan & Susan Marion Collection
Added Description
- •Figure Specialty
- •Mural Specialty
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Chicana/Chicano-American