Mexican American Art Since 1848 (MAAS1848)

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  El Milagro

  title El Milagro 

  description Cat.9 019  From the Ceremony of Memory Exhibition curated by Patricio Chavez at Centro Cultural de la Raza (November 17, 1989-January 21, 1990). Painting of a group of people assembled around a water tower to witness an apparition of the Virgen de Guadalupe on its side. Flowers have been tied to the tower's support structure and dead snakes hang over one of its boards. Dimensions: 36" x 48". Collection: Mary-Frances and Lorenzo Hernandez.  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: Centro Cultural de la Raza 2125 Park Blvd. San Diego, CA 92101, 619-235-6135, 619-595-0034 fax, E-mail:centro@centroraza.com. Web: http://www.centroraza.com/ 

  artist/creator Garza, Carmen Lomas 

  subject Spirituality In Art  Mexican American Art  Religion In Art  Serpents In Art  Chicano Art  Apparitions  Guadalupe, Our Lady Of  Chicana Art  Women In Art  Chicanas  Mexican Americans  Chicanos 

  contributor Calisphere 
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  Dos Mundos (Two Worlds)

  title Dos Mundos (Two Worlds) 

  description Coventry Rag, 290 gms. I-size: 15" x 21"; P-size: 26" x 30"; Ed#: 4/84, 6/84; prnt: José Alpuche: mrtx: destroyed; signed. lower left; 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.com  Hand Pulled Serigraph print. Six colors on Coventry rag paper. Art print contains; yellow background, blue/gray surface. Female/Virgin figure in center with halo-like shape over head. Symbolism includes; plant forms (3) crosses in and above the horizon. This print is based on the Christian religion's influence on the indigenous people of the America's mainly the Hispanic cultures. I hope to portray the surrealistic landscapes of the spiritual world. The iconography plays between the time before the Spanish conquest and the aftermath of it. It was a conquest of a way of life, but not a conquest of the spirit." Colors used: Light Yellow 1205, Charcoal Brown 497, Light Lavender 503, Gray Black 431, Orange 130, and Blue/Gray 5493. From Atelier XXXIX 

  artist/creator Alvarez, Jack 

  subject Spirituality In Art  Mexican American Art  Symbolism  Crosses In Art  Chicano Art  Prints  Art, Abstract  Mexican Americans  Xicanindio Art  Posters  Apparitions  Graphic Arts  Chicanos 

  contributor Calisphere