"LOS FOUR" 1974- 2024 50 years after LACMA

LOS ANGELES - June 10, 2024 - PRLog -- In 1974, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art showcased an exhibition of four Chicano artists: Carlos Almaraz, Beto de la Rocha, Gilbert "Magu" Lujan, and Frank Romero. Together they were known as "Los Four", and made history that year as the first Chicanos to exhibit in a world-renowned, national art museum. The show was an expanded version of their previous exhibit at the Art Gallery in the University of California Irvine, and it included sculptures, watercolors, drawings, two graffiti murals, and paintings rich in iconography. The works were representative of the Civil Rights movement and turbulent times of "El Movimiento" throughout the Southwest.

50 years later, this show honors the legacy of these four Chicano artists who planted the seeds for generations of artists to come. The exhibition consists of new, and vintage, original works by Frank Romero, multiple works on paper and a sculpture by Magu, new paintings and vintage works on paper by Beto de la Rocha, and six works on paper by Carlos Almaraz.

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