Los Four: 50th Anniversary Of The Lacma Exhibit 1974 - 2024
In 1974, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art showcased an exhibition of four Chicano artists: Carlos Almaraz, Beto de la Rocha, Gilbert 鈥淢agu鈥� Lujan, and Frank Romero. Together they were known as 鈥淟os Four鈥�, 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, representative of the Civil Rights movement and turbulent times of 鈥淓l Movimiento鈥� 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 sculpture by Magu, paintings and works on paper by Beto de la Rocha, and six works on paper by Carlos Almaraz.
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In 1974, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art showcased an exhibition of four Chicano artists: Carlos Almaraz, Beto de la Rocha, Gilbert 鈥淢agu鈥� Lujan, and Frank Romero. Together they were known as 鈥淟os Four鈥�, 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, representative of the Civil Rights movement and turbulent times of 鈥淓l Movimiento鈥� 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 sculpture by Magu, paintings and works on paper by Beto de la Rocha, and six works on paper by Carlos Almaraz.
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