Great Women - Seaside, California
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N 36° 36.560 W 121° 50.930
10S E 602949 N 4052152
Sepia-toned mural portraying some great women of history
Waymark Code: WM65G8
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/06/2009
Views: 4
According to the sign "This mural celebrates great women from varying cultures and nationalities who have made major contributions to our world. This [sic] images featured in the mural include Mother Theresa, Indian Prime Minister Indira Ghandi, a Mexican woman in a pueblo, civil rights advocate Coretta Scott King, blind/deaf social activist Helen Keller, Olympic runner Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Olympic skater Kristy Yamaguchi, Western sharpshooter Annie Oakley, and aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart."
This mural was a project of the One Voice Arts and Leadership Program, part of the 2000 Monterey County Summer Youth Employment Training.
City: Seaside
Location Name: side of Mack Stove Co. Appliance Parts building
Artist: designers: Guillermo Aranda, Merlin Brown; muralist: Pedro Ortega, assistant Maria Valtierra; youth muralists: Irene Armas, Thai L. Hoang, Tho Xaun Nguyen, Tham-Thanh T. Nguyen, adult trainees: Charlene Marle Reavis, Rebecca Robin Simmons
Date: 2000
Media: acrylic on stucco
Relevant Web Site: Not listed
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