Graciela Iturbide’s Luminous Portrait of Chicano Los Angeles

The legendary Mexican photographer crafts a layered portrait of love, joy, and survival.

In 1986, Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide arrived in Boyle Heights to create a portrait of its community for the magazine, A Day in the Life of America, at a time when the famed East Los Angeles neighborhood was dealing with the rise of gang vi...

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