Historic Mural Memorializing Heroic AIDS Research Is Destroyed by Graffiti Vandals. Public Art Was Sponsored in 1988 by AIDS Project Los Angeles. Mural is Saved and Restored in Hollywood, CA.
A 3rd of the mural “Blue Moon Trilogy” by Russell Carlton 1987 Before Restoration. See full image of mural After Restoration and video at end of blog post.
Though the mural is located in Hollywood CA, it was painted to promote awareness and support at the beginning of the organization of AIDS Project Los Angeles which battled to fight the disease worldwide. The creation of the mural was a fundraiser for new AIDS Project Los Angeles and the artist, Russell Carlton, impassioned hundreds of volunteers to attend his “Love For Life” movement in 1987. This community interest and massive local participation alone gives historical significance to the successful efforts and merits thankful recognition. The three panels of the mural represent a journey of selfempowerment and health, which was a vital message to a community fighting a deadly disease. The first panel (section) is called “Eve of Conception,” the second, “Dawning of a New Age,” and third, “A Glorious Revelation.” The artwork is beautiful and worthy of preservation, as has been expressed by the neighborhood in which the 1