Ricardo Mendoza (Salinan)

Location: 
Los Angeles, CA
Award: 
$19,700
Project: 

“Willie Boy Revisited”

Ricardo Mendoza is a seasoned muralist who follows in the tradition of the great Mexican muralists of the 20th century and the Chicano mural movements of California. Funding for this project will support the development of a large scale portable mural depicting the life of fabled Chemehuevi tribal member popularly known as “Willie Boy”. The project will culminate in the presentation of the mural in Yucca Valley, CA.