Our Legacy:  Forever Presente... (2004)

José Antonio Aguirre

DESCRIPTION:   two exterior Byzantine and Venetian style glass mosaic and carved limestone murals mounted on curved-wall towers; two interior 34-foot by 64-foot Byzantine and Venetian style glass mosaic and carved limestone murals mounted on curved walls:
Mural Cycle in Four Movements:
  • "Arrival" (interior)
  • "Departure" (interior)
  • "The Gift of Humanity" (exterior)
  • "The Heart of the People" (south-facing exterior roof) [NOTE: not easily visible]

"Arrival"


"Departure"


"The Gift of Humanity"

"The Gift of Humanity" (DETAIL)

LOCATION:  exterior east and west tower walls and interior lobby walls, East Los Angeles Public Library, 4837 E. Third Street, East Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA