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Seekers Of Gold
title Seekers Of Golddescription "The background consists of four different vertical rectangles of men's faces in dark blue tones; an outline map of the United States in red with statistical dots and direction lines emanate from siljouettes [sic] of Chinese laborers circa early 1900." Colors used: Milori Blue, T-DK Cyan Blue, T-LT. Trans baby Blue, T-Ultra Marine Blue, O-Yellow, O-Red, and O-Black; Seekrs of Gold refers to the desire of statistical information in matters especially of immigration and its effect on commerce, population and culture. Real numbers and actually available (sic.) in this work, and they seem to prefer the statistics in their imaginations. Seekers of Gold is intended for the viewer to recall the prevailing attributes given to Chinese immigrants who arrived in the United States in the 19th and 20th centuries. Despite laws intended to prevent discrimination in the workplace, the impact of the newly-arrived, then and now, on American culture is uneasy. Atelier 34; Coventry Rag, 290 grams; I-size: 16" x 20"; P-size: 20" x 26"; Ed#: 4/51, 6/51; prnt: José Alpuche; mtrx: Destroyed; Lower right The artist of any work retains all rights to that work. Copyright has not been assigned to the Regents of the University of California. The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. No further reproduction is permitted without prior written permission by the artist or copyright holder. Any requests for permission to reproduce this piece must be directed to: Self-Help Graphics & Art 3802 Cesar E. Chavez Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90063 For further information: (323) 881-6444 Fax: (323) 881-6447 info@selfhelpgraphics.comartist/creator Lee, Bettysubject Farm Workers Chinese Mexican American Art Agricultural Laborers Asian Americans Work Immigration Maps In Art Chicano Art Prints Chicana Art Asian American Art Chicanas Mexican Americans Chicanoscontributor Calisphere