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Cesar Vive
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"Cesar Vive (sic.) - is an allegorical composition which signifies what it states. Cesar Chavez lives in the symbolic Corn (Maiz) plant - nurtured by the new workers (new sprouts) who will carry on his work - they are nurtured by the ones who have gone before them (the skulls in the earth) who continue the cycle - as in the corn plant - to keep not only Cesar's memory alive - but his struggle for farmworkers and other poor laborers continues - reseeding itself to begin again with new seedlings - thus the red circle - the Aztec Eagle, of course, stands for the Farm Workers Union. The skull kernals signify the cycle of life and death - Cesar's death awakens the new and old people to bring the struggle to life again and again." O.Esparza
"The Image of Cesar Chavez appears integrated into an ear of corn in yellows + greens within a a [sic] red circle where a blk. Aztec Eagle Soars. All this against a blue backgorund with an outlined, eagle pattern. The script: "Cesar Vive" flows along the rt. side of the circle dowward [sic], from where it has surged along w/a large ear of corn composed of skull kernals. Below, new ones sprout w/figures bearing farmworkers flags. The leaves and flowing plant grow out of the earth and skulls."
Atelier 24; Coventry Rag 290 gms; I-size: 22" x 16"; P-size: 26" x 20"; Colors used: 1. Flesh (beige), 2. Yellow, 3. Bright Blue, 4. Red, 5. Sage Green, 6. Dark Blue, 7. Rust Orange, 8. Black; Ed#: 4/60, 20/60; Signed;, Inscription in pencil below the image reads: "4/60, Cesar Vive, Ofelia Esparza, '94" print: José Alpuche; chopmark: embossed "SHG" on the lower left
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