muralist
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Every time Adriana Molina drives up Lake Avenue to her retro-style women’s clothing shop Sidecca in Altadena, she sees the new outdoor mural she commissioned for the store by muralist and illustrator Annie Bolding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026
That self-portrait depicted the artist with a tiny portrait of her muralist husband, Diego Rivera, atop her forehead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
George Biddle, a muralist who became the chair of the War Department Art Advisory Committee, laid out the mission, advising his artists:
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2025
In response, muralist Judithe Hernández wrote a letter to The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2024
This arching, floating unity of the ceiling is an admirable example of the self-control of the muralist.
From The Sculpture and Mural Decorations of the Exposition A Pictorial Survey of the Art of the Panama-Pacific international exposition by Perry, Stella George Stern
Some of the young muralists appeared, including David, who arrived on his bicycle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026
Following his sojourn in Europe and a brief stint back stateside, he won another fellowship to study in Mexico, where he absorbed the lessons of the activist muralists there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
Wildlife supporters will unite at Shane’s Inspiration playground from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. to enjoy live music, food trucks, muralists and native-plant giveaways.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2023
This dynamic allowed the Jesuits to teach the “criollo” arts and crafts, but it also strengthened the concept of “criollo” identity throughout the territory, a theme that muralists portrayed in the 20th century.
From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2023
As a young man, he made masterly but derivative art influenced by European Renaissance and surrealist painting as well as contemporary American and Mexican muralists.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 18, 2023
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