Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (2018) Honor
Man One
マン・ワン
Man One
Aliases:
Alejandro Poli Jr.
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- :1971 （East Los Angeles）
- Died
- :null
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Los Angeles
Career
- Occupations
- mural artist, graffiti artist
- Active Years
- 1980-
- Affiliations
- Crewest Gallery (founder)
- Influenced By
- José Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Salvador Dalí, Marcel Duchamp, Pablo Picasso, Willie Heron, Chaz Bojórquez
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola Marymount University | — | Art | 美術の学位 | — | United States |
Loyola Marymount University
Art
Degree:
美術の学位
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | United States State Department Speaker and Specialist Grant | — | — | United States State Department | 受賞 |
United States State Department Speaker and Specialist Grant
Organization:
United States State Department
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix
2017 children's bookA children’s book about Los Angeles food innovator Roy Choi that he illustrated.
street foodLos Angeles culture
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- graffiti stylecontemporary art
- Recurring Motifs
- peacecommunity
Legacy
Los Angeles-based Mexican-American mural and graffiti artist best known for popularizing West Coast graffiti to an international audience and defining graffiti as a serious contemporary art form.
Quotes
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Turn on some music, shake my spray cans and get lost in my own creative experience. That’s my favorite recipe. Peace is always right there, underneath our noses.
Source: Los Angeles Times (2021)
Trivia
- First-generation American whose parents immigrated from Mexico.
- Founded Crewest Gallery in 2002, closed in 2014.
- Created #FacesLA series of portraits.