Frank Romero (USA, 1941)
Pleasantville Color Cartoon, 2024
Digital archival print on Moab Entrada Bright White 320gsm. 100% cotton, matte, archival
Paper: 16.5 x 38 inches
Image: 13.5 x 35 inches
Join us for a very special screening of the 1998 film, Pleasantville, an American teen fantasy comedy-drama film written, co-produced, and directed by Gary Ross staring Tobey Maguire, Jeff Daniels, Joan Allen, William H. Macy, J. T. Walsh, and Reese Witherspoon. Panel with renown Chicano muralist Frank Romero and special guests. Food and cocktails for purchase.
Panel Discussion:
Frank Romero
A pioneer of the Chicana/o art movement, Frank Romero (b. 1941, Los Angeles) is counted among the earliest and most influential of its participants. Romero’s visual explorations of Chicanidad have gone on to become cornerstones of this period in art history that arose from El Movimiento, the social and political civil rights movement that began in the early 1970s. With a career spanning seven decades, Romero uses various mediums, such as paintings, murals, neon, and sculptures, to explore themes that relate to the Chicano experience, his Latin American heritage, and popular culture, creating works that are reflective of the multiculturalism that is East Los Angeles.
Jeannine Oppewall, Production Designer “Pleasantville”
Jeannine Oppewall was born on November 28, 1946 in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA. She is a production designer, known for L.A. Confidential (1997), Pleasantville (1998) and Catch Me If You Can (2002). (IMDb)
Michael Ordoña, Moderator
He is a veteran pop culture journalist. He has covered film, television, and music for The Los Angeles Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, and The Wrap. He's a member of the Los Angeles Film Critics Assn. and the Critics Choice Assn. Michael is a lifelong Bay Area sports fan, so he and his family would appreciate their privacy in this difficult time.