Victor Clothing Co. art murals

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This photograph was taken from the Bradbury Building and shows the south wall of the Victor Clothing Co. It features two large murals, which were commissioned by storeowner Paul Harter. The mural on the left is entitled "Nino y Caballo (A vision expressing freedom and joy)", and it is of a nude boy riding a saddle-less horse in the light of a full moon. It is oil on masonry and measures 40' x 70' and was painted by Frank Romero in 1984. The other, on the right side of the wall, is a huge 70' x 60', 5-story mural of a dancing Anthony Quinn from the movie "The Pope of Broadway", painted by Eloy Torrez, also in 1984. Below Anthony Quinn's feet, a fleet of movie star dressing room trailers can be seen parked on the rooftop parking. About the artists: Frank Romero studied art at the Otis Art Institute as well as Cal State University