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José Guadalupe Posada: Art Activism, 1913-2013
title José Guadalupe Posada: Art Activism, 1913-2013description Woodcut, 21/35. Xilografía, 21/35. 14 7/8" x 11" (paper size). From the Posada Presente portfolio.artist/creator García, Eric J.subject Posada, José Guadalupe, 1852-1913 Printmaking Arroyo Irony Uncle Sam Tío Sam Gato Gordo Malverde, Jesús Fat Cat Calaveras Calacas Día de los muertos Day of the Dead Día de muertos Días de los muertos Homage Image and textcontributor National Museum of Mexican Art (NMMA) -
Cast Zambuigus: de gachupin e india, criado por Tio Sam
title Cast Zambuigus: de gachupin e india, criado por Tio Samdescription Slipcast porcelain with airbrushed glaze, ed. 13 / porcelana colada con esmalte aerografiad, ed. 13. 22" x 9 1/2" x 10".artist/creator García, Eric J.subject National Museum of Mexican Art (NMMA) 25th Anniversary Donation Chicago artists Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.) in art Coatlicue (Aztec deity) Serpents in art Snakes Skull in art Goddesses Classical sculpture Venus de Milo Irony Animals Sculpturecontributor National Museum of Mexican Art (NMMA) -
Lechuga Lucha
title Lechuga Luchadescription Lithograph over color serigraph on tan woven paper, 30 in. x 22.5 in. Headless horseman holding a flaming head of lettuce and looming over his boss who cowering a lettuce field. Image is joined with the text, "Lechuga Lucha!" "Let us Fight!" In this print, a headless rider, wearing a red poncho emblazoned with the UFW (United Farm Workers) logo, encourages migrant farm workers to fight for their labor rights, as a frightened grower cries out, “Joaquin!” The artist references I Am Joaquin, or Yo soy Joaquin, composed by Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales in 1967, a famous epic poem associated with the Chicano Movement. In the poem, Joaquin (the narrator) speaks of the struggles that the Chicano people have endured to gain economic justice and equal rights in the U.S., as well as to find an identity of being part of a unique Chicano culture. He promises that his culture will survive, if all Chicano people unify and demand social justice. The poet Gonzales outlines 2000 years of Mexican and Chicano history; he traces both his ancestry to the Spanish conquistadors and the Aztecs they "conquered.” He also identifies with revolutionary figures of Mexican history, such as Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Benito Juárez, Pancho Villa, and Joaquin Murrieta who was a legendary Californian vaquero and gold miner known for seeking retribution against the Anglo-Americans invaders who hanged his brother and killed his wife. Joaquin Murrieta eventually was captured by a bounty hunter and beheaded. Known as the “Robin Hood of the West,” Murrieta later inspired the creation of the Cisco Kid and Zorro. In 1969, the poem was adapted into a short film by Luis Valdez, a leading figure in Chicano theater and film.artist/creator García, Eric J.subject Borderlands Frontera Lettuce Fighting United Farm Workers (UFW) Lithographs Screen prints Prints Allegory Life and Experiences in the U.S./Mexico Borderlands (exhibition)contributor Mexic-Arte Museum (MAM) -
Lechuga Lucha
title Lechuga Luchadescriptionartist/creator García, Eric J.subjectcontributor Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) -
Chicano Codices #1: Simplified Histories: The U.S. Invasion of Mexico 1846-1848
title Chicano Codices #1: Simplified Histories: The U.S. Invasion of Mexico 1846-1848description Eric J. García, Chicano Codices #1: Simplified Histories: The U.S. Invasion of Mexico 1846-1848, 2015, offset lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Lichtenberg Family Foundation, 2020.21.1R-V, © 2020, Eric J. Garcíaartist/creator García, Eric J.subject Mexicocontributor Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM)