Incarcerated Firefighter Painting: Walking near the Fire

Name/Title

Incarcerated Firefighter Painting: Walking near the Fire

Entry/Object ID

FETE.070

Description

Wildfires (Incarcerated Firefighters)

Collection

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Made/Created

Artist

Cecil Yahtin

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Wrapped gatorboard

Height

24 in

Width

18 in

Depth

1-1/2 in

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

All three murals share one label. Camp Cuesta Murals, c. 2020-2022 Reproductions of mural artwork created by Cuesta Conservation Camp participant Cecil Yahtin, provided by California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Cecil Yahtin, a self-taught artist and Cuesta Conservation Camp participant, painted these murals in the camp’s dining hall to honor firefighters past and present. These works reveal the realities of fighting fires in California from an incarcerated firefighter’s perspective.