Richard Haro LA County Arts Commission - County Collection Richard Haro They are part of a 20' h x 30' w mural by Richard Haro that covers a large triangular wall inside the Center. About the Artist: Raised in East Los Angeles, Richard Haro studied art at East Los Angeles College. Haro did most of his murals during the 1960s and 1970s including a 40-panel work at Sierra Park Elementary School and a piece at the Watts Towers Arts Center. He was also one of the first artists to exhibit at Goez Art Studio and Gallery. In more recent years Haro has painted portraits and taught art to the mentally disabled.

A section of the mural, still a work in progress, has been moved to Salazar Park from the offsite workroom of artist Richard Haro, and can be viewed by people entering the senior center."If we had the $40,000 available right now, I could finish the work in about one year," said muralist Richard Haro, who said planning began in 2006."There are people that think this mural is like any other [veteran's] mural and there's no point in doing it," says Haro."But there are a lot of them that have family members who were or are in the military that can be portrayed in this mural."Haro said he needs more photos of veterans from East L.A. for possible inclusion in the mural.Inclusion in the mural is not contingent on a donation, said Haro.Haro and Rosales say too many of today's teenagers are unaware of the contributions made by Mexican Americans, adding they believe the mural is a positive depiction of those contributions.For more information, contact Chris Mojica at (562) 947-7973 or Richard Haro at (909) 985-6789, or send an e-mail to this newspaper at: service@egpnews.com.

Richard Haro, God Blesses Everyone That Tries LA County Arts Commission - Civic Art Active Projects Richard Haro Artist: They are part of a 20' h x 30' w mural by Richard Haro that covers a large triangular wall inside the Center. About the Artist: Raised in East Los Angeles, Richard Haro studied art at East Los Angeles College. Haro did most of his murals during the 1960s and 1970s including a 40-panel work at Sierra Park Elementary School and a piece at the Watts Towers Arts Center. He was also one of the first artists to exhibit at Goez Art Studio and Gallery. In more recent years Haro has painted portraits and taught art to the mentally disabled.

Richard Haro, God Blesses Everyone That TriesLA County Arts Commission - Civic Art Active ProjectsRichard Haro Artist: They are part of a 20' h x 30' w mural by Richard Haro that covers a large triangular wall inside the Center. About the Artist: Raised in East Los Angeles, Richard Haro studied art at East Los Angeles College.Haro did most of his murals during the 1960s and 1970s including a 40-panel work at Sierra Park Elementary School and a piece at the Watts Towers Arts Center.He was also one of the first artists to exhibit at Goez Art Studio and Gallery.In more recent years Haro has painted portraits and taught art to the mentally disabled.

Una sección del mural, la cual todavía está en progreso, fue trasladada al Parque Salazar desde la sala de trabajo del artista Richard Haro, y puede ser observada por la gente que entre al centro de jubilados."Esperamos que al estar mudando esta pieza al centro, la gente diga ‘Wow!"Si tuviéramos los $40.000 disponibles en estos momentos, yo terminaría la obra en un año", dijo el muralista Haro, cuyo plan empezó en 2006."Hay gente que piensa que este mural es como cualquier otro y que no tiene sentido, y por esa razón no le prestan atención", dijo Haro.A section of the mural, still a work in progress, has been moved to Salazar Park from the offsite workroom of artist Richard Haro, and can be viewed by people entering the senior center."If we had the $40,000 available right now, I could finish the work in about one year," said muralist Richard Haro, who said planning began in 2006."There are people that think this mural is like any other [veteran's] mural and there's no point in doing it," says Haro."But there are a lot of them that have family members who were or are in the military that can be portrayed in this mural."Haro said he needs more photos of veterans from East L.A. for possible inclusion in the mural.Inclusion in the mural is not contingent on a donation, said Haro.Haro and Rosales say too many of today's teenagers are unaware of the contributions made by Mexican Americans, adding they believe the mural is a positive depiction of those contributions.For more information, contact Chris Mojica at (562) 947-7973 or Richard Haro at (909) 985-6789, or send an e-mail to this newspaper at: service@egpnews.com.