11/18 Murals Reel #1
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Footage features murals in Little Village, Pilsen, West Town, and Humboldt Park, which were newly created at the time by local artists. The footage was shot for an unfinished documentary about the visual language of murals in Chicago's Hispanic communities.
Credits
Susan Dobinsky (filmmaker); Ronn Bayly (co-producer); Susan Regele (co-producer); Julia Kurtz (co-producer)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Susan Dobinsky Collection
Notes: Features the mural Sise Puede by José Guerrero at 6:51, which was located in an alley by W 18th St and S Racine Ave.Other locations featured include: Restaurant Gaby at W. 25th Street and S. St. Louis Ave at 1:16; the Little Village Arch at 3100 W. 26th Street at 2:10; the exterior of the Benito Juarez High School (now the Benito Juarez Community Academy) located at 2150 S. Laflin St., in Pilsen at 2:41; La Nueva Puerto Rico Corner Store at 2559 W. Augusta Blvd at 7:22.
Subjects: Art; Street art; City and town life; Hispanic Americans
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago > Lower West Side; North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago > Humboldt Park; North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago > South Lawndale
Language: English
Cfa elements: Negatives
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/34513
Notes: Features the mural Sise Puede by José Guerrero at 6:51, which was located in an alley by W 18th St and S Racine Ave.Other locations featured include: Restaurant Gaby at W. 25th Street and S. St. Louis Ave at 1:16; the Little Village Arch at 3100 W. 26th Street at 2:10; the exterior of the Benito Juarez High School (now the Benito Juarez Community Academy) located at 2150 S. Laflin St., in Pilsen at 2:41; La Nueva Puerto Rico Corner Store at 2559 W. Augusta Blvd at 7:22.
Subjects: Art; Street art; City and town life; Hispanic Americans
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago > Lower West Side; North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago > Humboldt Park; North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago > South Lawndale
Language: English
Cfa elements: Negatives
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/34513
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:24