UNDISCOVERED AMERICA MURAL-EARTH CREW HISTORY
Last Restoration photo -2018
The 1st Commissioned Spray Can Art Mural of the Arts District
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Support the Restoration of Undiscovered America — Painted in 1992 by Earth Crew, this landmark mural in the Los Angeles Arts District stands as a bold celebration of cultural identity, resilience, and community voice. Today, weather and time threaten its survival. Your contribution will help restore its vivid colors, p
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In the beginning…..
Undiscovered America isn’t just a mural — it’s a landmark in Los Angeles cultural history. Conceived in 1991 in a Mexico City diner, born from a grant awarded by the Department of Cultural Affairs and S.P.A.R.C., and painted in the heart of Skid Row in the summer of 1992, it was created to honor the dignity of the unseen and unheard.
Artist José Montalvo and the Earth Crew — Erick “Duke” Montenegro, Rogelio “Angst” Cabral, and founder Helen Samuels — worked amid the raw, unpolished streets of early ’90s downtown, transforming a blank wall into a work of fierce beauty and social commentary. Today, the mural stands as a testament to resilience, art activism, and the power of public art to change narratives.
We’re inviting supporters, collectors, and patrons of the arts to join in preserving and revitalizing Undiscovered America. Your contribution helps safeguard not just a mural, but a piece of Los Angeles history.
