Carlos Soho, 1980

Elsa Flores, along with her late husband Carlos Almaraz, was instrumental in acquainting Dr. Eugene Rogolsky to a large group of the Otis graduates and artists of the downtown LA scene. Working across media, Flores’ photograph of Almaraz is transformed and mythologized 17 years after the original photograph was taken through the addition of color and paint.

Museum label for Elsa Flores, Carlos, Soho 1980, for “A Generosity of Spirit: Celebrating the Gift of Eugene Rogolsky, MD,” written by curator, Tim B. Wride, Los Angeles, USC Fisher Museum of Art, (13 Sept. – 3 Dec. 2016).