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  • '47 Chevy in Wilmington, California (1972)

    Oscar Castillo

    Gilbert "Magu" Luján Sánchez, a contributor to the legendary Con Safos arts magazine, remembers the precision that Oscar applied to his photography. One situation in particular stands out: "Oscar captured perfectly a beautiful 1947 Chevy sedan in Wilmington to augment the intention of claiming lowriders as folk art. He knew how to visually represent our culture for Con Safos magazine."


    Color photograph
    Courtesy of the Chicano Studies Research Center, UCLA © Oscar Castillo

  • Police at September 16th Parade in East Los Angeles (1970)

    Oscar Castillo


    Black-and-white photograph
    Courtesy of the Chicano Studies Research Center, UCLA © Oscar Castillo

  • Shrine to the Virgin of Guadalupe at Maravilla Housing Projects, Mednik Avenue and Brooklyn Avenue, East Los Angeles (early 1970s)

    Oscar Castillo


    Color photograph
    Courtesy of the Chicano Studies Research Center, UCLA © Oscar Castillo

  • Street View: August 29th Chicano Moratorium (1970)

    Oscar Castillo


    Color photograph
    Courtesy of the Chicano Studies Research Center, UCLA © Oscar Castillo

  • Chicano Graduation Ceremony at USC, June 1979 (1979)

    Oscar Castillo


    Color photograph
    Courtesy of the Chicano Studies Research Center, UCLA © Oscar Castillo

  • Mayor Tom Bradley and Deputy Mayor Grace Montañez Davis in East Los Angeles Christmas Parade ( ca. 1978-80)

    Oscar Castillo


    Black-and-white photograph
    Courtesy of the Chicano Studies Research Center, UCLA © Oscar Castillo

  • State Assemblyman Art Torres and Field Representative Gloria Molina in East Los Angeles Christmas Parade (ca. 1978-80)

    Oscar Castillo


    Black-and-white photograph
    Courtesy of the Chicano Studies Research Center, UCLA © Oscar Castillo

  • Roosevelt High School Walkouts (1970)

    Oscar Castillo


    Color photograph
    Courtesy of the Chicano Studies Research Center, UCLA © Oscar Castillo

  • Chicano at Gage Avenue and Whittier Boulevard, East Los Angeles (1972)

    Oscar Castillo


    Black-and-white photograph
    Courtesy of the Chicano Studies Research Center, UCLA © Oscar Castillo

  • Chicana at Gage Avenue and Whittier Boulevard, East Los Angeles (1972)

    Oscar Castillo


    Black-and-white photograph
    Courtesy of the Chicano Studies Research Center, UCLA © Oscar Castillo

  • Oscar Castillo, Photographer (2005)

    Harry Gamboa Jr


    Gelatin silver print 11 x 14 in
    From the Chicano Male Unbonded series © Harry Gamboa, Jr., 2005

  • Happy Couple in Lil Valley (1972)

    Oscar Castillo


    Color photograph
    Courtesy of the Chicano Studies Research Center, UCLA © Oscar Castillo

  • Family Walking on Whittier Boulevard on a Sunday Afternoon in East Los Angeles (1972)

    Oscar Castillo


    Color photograph
    Courtesy of the Chicano Studies Research Center, UCLA © Oscar Castillo

  • Wedding of Monica Medina and Gilbert Salazar, CSUN Students, in Calabasas, California (1971)

    Oscar Castillo


    Black-and-white photograph
    Courtesy of the Chicano Studies Research Center, UCLA © Oscar Castillo

Fowler Museum at UCLA

Icons of the Invisible: Oscar Castillo

Since the late 1960s, Oscar Castillo has documented the Chicano community in Los Angeles, from major political events to cultural practices to the work of muralists and painters. This exhibition will present rarely seen photographs from 1969-1980 exploring major themes (social movement, cultural heritage, urban environment, and everyday barrio life) and approaches (photojournalism, portraiture, art photography) that have guided Castillo's work. Complementing the concurrent exhibition on Chicano art groups, Mapping Another L.A., the exhibition will provide another level of contextualization of L.A. history during this pivotal period. The exhibition will draw from an on-line digital archive of over 3,000 images by Castillo at the CSRC Library and a forthcoming book on Castillo through the CSRC series The Chicano Archives.
09/25/2011 – 02/26/2012
Fowler Museum at UCLA
North Campus, UCLA
Los Angeles, CA 90095