Metro has admitted it was responsible for the whitewashing of a historic Los Angeles mural, nearly two weeks after the original artist noticed it was missing.
Metro admitted late Tuesday to painting over Judy Baca's"Hitting the Wall" mural because it was covered in graffiti. Above is a photograph of the mural before it was whitewashed.
Metro said it will work with the Social and Public Art Resource Center, a group headed by Baca that promotes art in the community, to resolve the issue. The artwork is copyrighted and registered with the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs. In accordance with the Visual Artists Rights Act, a 1990 law that protects recognized works of public art from damage, destruction or defacement,
But Caltrans insisted it was not responsible for painting over the artwork. The agency said last week it had reviewed GPS data for all crews that worked in the region from Jan. 7 through March 4 and found none in the vicinity of the mural.
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