Artist
Ester Hernandez
born Dinuba, CA 1944
- Also known as
- Ester Medina Hernández
- Ester Hernández
- Born
- Dinuba, California, United States
Exhibitions
October 25, 2013–March 2, 2014
Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art presents the rich and varied contributions of Latino artists in the United States since the mid-twentieth century, when the concept of a collective Latino identity began to emerge.
November 20, 2020–August 8, 2021
In the 1960s, activist Chicano artists forged a remarkable history of printmaking that remains vital today.
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