{"product_id":"chicano-graffiti-and-murals-the-neighborhood-art-of-peter-quezada-paperback","title":"Chicano Graffiti and Murals: The Neighborhood Art of Peter Quezada - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSojin Kim\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor almost a decade Peter Quezada, a prolific self-taught artist, painted murals and lettering on buildings and retaining walls in neighborhoods northeast of downtown Los Angeles. He refers to his work as a \"graffiti deterrent\" or a \"substitute for graffiti,\" and he targets sites that are favorites of taggers and gang graffiti writers. Often he enlists their assistance and designs his murals to appeal to these youths as well as to discourage them from participating in antisocial behavior.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHighlighting the interplay of contemporary life, mass-media images that confront the public, and the use of physical space in the city landscape, \u003cem\u003eChicano Graffiti and Murals\u003c\/em\u003e shows how such art as Quezada's has become the signature of modern urban culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSojin Kim\u003c\/b\u003e is a curator at the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 72\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 7.9 x 7.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 13, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457821589757,"sku":"9781617030666","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/eTlUQlg4dVZNUUxaTmZXZDJ0Nm1JQT09.webp?v=1777248411","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/chicano-graffiti-and-murals-the-neighborhood-art-of-peter-quezada-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}