Angel City Press book launch party for Our Lady of the Angels
About this Event
Join us Saturday July 18th at 1:00 p.m. in the Edendale Library community room for the book launch party for Sam Quinones’ first book of photojournalism, Our Lady of the Angels: The Virgin of Guadalupe on the Walls of Los Angeles, from Angel City Press. We are excited to have Gustavo Arellano, who wrote the introduction, discuss the book with Sam. On storefronts, alleyways, and street corners across the city, murals of the Virgin of Guadalupe grace the walls of Los Angeles in a tapestry of faith, identity, and culture. Our Lady of the Angels captures the sacred and everyday presence of Guadalupe murals across the city, offering a poignant lens into the cultural heartbeat of LA neighborhoods. Each image is a testament to community, artistry, and devotion—a visual pilgrimage through urban altars where spirituality meets street art. Whether you’re drawn to religious iconography, Latino culture, or the layered stories of LA itself, this collection invites you to see the city anew—through the lens of its most beloved saint.
Sam Quinones is a Los-Angeles-based independent journalist, who worked for ten years in Mexico (1994-2004), where he wrote the first two of his four books of narrative nonfiction. In 2004 he returned to Los Angeles where he worked for another ten years as a reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Our Lady of the Angels is his first book of photojournalism.
Gustavo Arellano is the author of many books about Mexican-American and especially Los Angeles culture and food. He is a columnist for the Los Angeles Times and former editor of the OC Weekly.
The Edendale Library is at 2011 Sunset Blvd., enter through the parking lot from the Alvarado St. side. Email [email protected] for more information.
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