Frank Romero was born and raised in the city of Los Angeles in the year 1941. He is a part of the renowned group of artists known as the Los Four. An exhibition of Hispanic Weavings collected by Romero was displayed at the Muckenthaler. The exhibition was put together to showcase the different style of blankets, history behind them, and which country they were made in.

The Muckenthaler is located on top of a hill overlooking the city of Fullerton is the Muckenthaler. Built in 1942 the Muckenthaler was home to Walter and Adella. Wanting his house to serve a greater purpose, Harold Muckenthaler donated it to the city. The Muckenthaler has been a part of the National Register of Historic Places since 1999. Now this home serves as a museum for …show more content…
In 1973 a group called the Los Four was formed and consisted of Frank Romero, Roberto de la Rocha, Gilbert Lujan and Carlos Almaraz formed an art group called the Los Four. Romero has been an artist for 40 years. He has painted 15 murals in the city of Los Angeles. His artwork has been featured in The National Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Carnegie Museum.

One of his weavings was pound blanket from Peru. A pound blanket is heavy blanket that keeps you warm. Its bright colors consisted of pink, green, white, and orange. Tiny white triangles surrounded the outside of the blanket. Green leaves surround the diamond on the outside drawing your eyes to the next item on the blanket. The use of the diamonds draws your attention to the inside of shape were an orange Navajo star catches your attention. Another one of his weavings was blanket from Mexico. Out of all the weavings this one had a symbolic meaning to it. This blanket had three people holding corn. Unlike most of the weavings this blanket was meant to please the crop god. In return allowed the people to have a good