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Contreras, Andrea Lopez
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Las Mujeres de las Americas
title Las Mujeres de las Americasdescription The artist was invited to create a print at Talleres del Centro Cultural Antiguo Colegio Jesuita, in Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, in preparation for the exhibition, Blanco y Negro at the Museo Nacional de la Estampa in Mexico City. She created this image to honor the women in her life. Guadalupe, the central image, represents mestizaje, empowerment, and the Americas. The other figures from left to right are the goddess Coyolxauhqui, the artist's mother, her grandmother, and Petra Vela de Vidal Kenedy (1823-1885), the matriarch of the Kenedy Ranch in Sarita, Texas. Coyolxauhqui wears Coatlicue's necklace of hearts and hands. Nopales and the green jay locate the artist in South Texas. Etching on copper. Dimensions of image: 24" x 38 ¾”artist/creator Barraza, Santasubject Birds Families Symbols Talisman Chicana art Feminism Portraits Coyolxauhqui (Aztec deity) Nepantla Hieroglyphs Maguey Tejana art Codices South Texas Roses Abuelas Mestizaje Artist proofs Tattoos Matriarchy Kenedy, Petra Vela de Vidal (1823-1885) Contreras, Andrea Lopez Barraza, Frances Contreras Doves Holy Spirit Ollin Prints Guadalupe, Our Lady of Tonantzin Virgen de Guadalupecontributor Santa C. Barraza