Frank Romero

Frank Edward Romero (born July 11, 1941) is an American artist considered to be a pioneer in the Chicano art movement.

[3][4][5] Romero's paintings and mural works explore Chicano and Los Angeles iconography, often featuring palm trees and bright colors.

[6][3][7] He was the oldest of three children in a middle class family, his parents were Delia Jurado and Edwardo (or Edward) Romero.

[8] In the 1970s, Romero alongside Almaraz, Roberto de la Rocha and Gilbert Lujan formed the art collective Los Four.

[9] He is also known for Nino y Caballo (A vision expressing freedom and joy) (1984), one of the three building-sized murals on the Victor Clothing Company Building.

Death of Rubén Salazar (1986) at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in 2022