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Frank Romero
Arrest of the Palateros

2010

$10,000
£7,607.70
€8,895.74
CA$13,985.44
A$15,711.06
CHF 8,361.25
MX$194,273.29
NOK 101,882.73
SEK 98,505.98
DKK 66,353.88
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About the Item

32 color Serigraph print completed at Modern Multiples in Los Angeles under the guidance of Richard Duardo. Signed and numbered #105 from the edition of 110. printed to the sheet edges. The edition is nearly sold out. This is an image that Romero created to depict the paleteros, or ice-cream men, being arrested in Echo Park for not having vendor permits. Many of his works touched on social justice issues, as well as Chicano life and the car culture in East Los Angeles. The Smithsonian Museum of art has adquired a substantial collection of prints and paintings by Romero. He has exhibited extensively in the United States, Europe and Japan. His work is featured in many permanent collections, including the National Museum of Art in Washington D.C., the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Carnegie Museum in Oxnard, CA.
  • Creator:
    Frank Romero (1941, American)
  • Creation Year:
    2010
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 30.5 in (77.47 cm)Width: 46 in (116.84 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Palm Springs, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU308215492392

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