Mexican American Art Since 1848 (MAAS1848)

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  La Mano Poderosa de Coyolxauhqui

  title La Mano Poderosa de Coyolxauhqui 

  description This painting was created during an artist residency of the Nepantla Project organized by Gloria E. Anzaldúa (1942-2004) in Saratoga, California. The central image is the Almighty Hand reimagined as the hand of Coyolxauhqui that emerges from a maguey and is surrounded by symbols. It is influenced by Anzaldúa's philosophy about Coyolxauhqui and the coming era of women's empowerment. Acrylic on canvas. Dimensions: 39" x 48" 

  artist/creator Barraza, Santa 

  subject Chicana art  Feminism  Coyolxauhqui (Aztec deity)  Nepantla  Five Rabbit  Symbols  Corn  Hieroglyphs  Hummingbirds  Maguey  Armadillos  Roses  Serpents in art  Tlaloc (Aztec deity)  Huitzilopochtli (Aztec deity)  Tonalli  Sun ray  Flint  Guadalupe, Our Lady of  Tonantzin  Virgen de Guadalupe  Calli  Paintings  Tejana art  Calendar art  Maiz  Eye of God  Ojo de Dios 

  contributor Santa C. Barraza 
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  Royal Chicano Air Force/Ucsb Performance And Art Show

  title Royal Chicano Air Force/Ucsb Performance And Art Show 

  description Cat.3 071(17)  RCAF portable murals of Aztec deities hang from second-story balcony for RCAF performance at UC Santa Barbara.  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: Royal Chicano Air Force c/o California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives Library – CEMA University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 Phone: (805) 893-8563 E-mail: cema@library.ucsb.edu Web:http://www.rcaf.info/ 

  artist/creator Royal Chicano Air Force 

  subject Aztec Gods  Mexican American Art  Aztec Goddesses  Huitzilopochtli (Aztec Deity)  Chicano Art  Tezcatlipoca (Aztec Deity)  Coatlicue (Aztec Deity)  Mexican Americans  Chicanos 

  contributor Calisphere