“La Reina de Los Angeles” - Translation: “Queen of the Angels”
I was inspired by some really interesting history of Los Angeles, my home town.

🍊In the late 1800’s, the LA Chamber of Commerce launched an unprecedented “booster” campaign to get people from the Midwest and East Coast out west.
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🍊It was crazy! They even altered Southern California’s past to a romanticized Spanish utopia. It was then advertised as a paradise of beautiful weather, cheap land, and plentiful jobs. (Which it kind of was...but they would say things like, “You can open your window and pick an orange for your breakfast.”)
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🍊This campaign lasted for decades and it clearly worked! One of the iconic images printed on much of their literature showed vast orange groves in front of snow capped mountains.
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🍊 I grew up in LA and have a love affair with the city and it’s history. This was my interpretation of the feelings and romanticized mythology of what is now Los Angeles. I love the fact that LA is where Hollywood resides, and that the people who started this town sold it as a story—just like a movie.

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PRINT DETAILS:
- This is an archival print of my original photograph.
- Prints are hand-signed and titled on the front.
- Frame and mat are NOT included.
- All of my prints are produced with professional art materials including pigment-based inks and archival fine art paper.
-In order to keep your print in great condition it is important to frame with archival materials (mats, backing board, etc.), keep out of direct sunlight, and UV glass (optional).

SIZE:
- Paper is larger than the listed size, as there is a ~1.25" white border around the actual image to enable easier matting, or float mounting to display the deckled edges of the paper.
- Image itself is shrunk down ~1/4" from size listed to expose signature line when matted or framed in the corresponding standard sized mat/frame.

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SHIPPING:

Shipped USPS Priority Mail in a flat protective sleeve with sturdy backing board in a rigid mailer if 8x10" or 14"x11", or rolled in a sturdy art shipping tube if 20"x16" or larger.