East Los Angeles Doctor’s Hospital on Whittier Boulevard

Oscar R. Castillo, East Los Angeles Doctor's Hospital on Whittier Boulevard, 1970s, printed 2012, inkjet print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.51.8, © 2012, Oscar R. Castillo
Copied Oscar R. Castillo, East Los Angeles Doctor's Hospital on Whittier Boulevard, 1970s, printed 2012, inkjet print, image: 13 1⁄4 x 20 in. (33.7 x 50.8 cm) sheet: 17 x 22 in. (43.2 x 55.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.51.8, © 2012, Oscar R. Castillo

Artwork Details

Title
East Los Angeles Doctor’s Hospital on Whittier Boulevard
Artist
Date
1970s, printed 2012
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 13 1⁄4 x 20 in. (33.7 x 50.8 cm) sheet: 17 x 22 in. (43.2 x 55.9 cm)
Copyright
© 2012, Oscar R. Castillo
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Mediums Description
inkjet print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Travel — land — automobile
  • Cityscape — California — Los Angeles
  • Architecture Exterior — civic — hospital
  • Object — written matter — graffiti
Object Number
2013.51.8

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