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Eloy Torrez (born 1954) is an American artist best known as the creator of several murals in and around
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Early life and education

Eloy Torrez was born in
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in 1954 and he and his family moved to
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at age 13. He enrolled in
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in Barstow, where in his art classes he went on several field trips to the
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. In 1973, he moved to
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to study at
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, and he earned his Bachelors of Fine Arts in 1977. Torrez credits Otis professor Charles White as his greatest influence.


Career

Torrez began his career restoring murals, then transitioned to creating murals of his own. Some of Torrez's murals include: * Legends of Hollywood (1983), destroyed during the
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* The Pope of Broadway (1984), on the Victor Clothing Company Building in the Broadway Theater District in
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* Aztec Princess (1990), in
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* Entrada a un Nuevo Mundo (1991), in St. Denis,
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, sponsored by the
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* Water, essence of life (1998), inside the Metropolitan Water District Building in downtown Los Angeles * Portrait of Hollywood (2003), on the
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auditorium in
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* The Steps We Take (2014), at
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* Five Veteran’s Stories (in progress), in Los Angeles Metro's Westwood/VA Hospital station Torrez has also created works in
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See also

*
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Torrez, Eloy 1954 births Living people Otis College of Art and Design alumni 20th-century American painters 20th-century American male artists 21st-century American painters 21st-century American male artists Painters from California Artists from Los Angeles American male painters American muralists