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.
