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Judith F. Baca, Uprising of the Mujeres, 1979, acrylic on six wooden panels, overall: 96 × 288 in. (243.8 × 731.5 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, and the Luisita L. and Franz H Denghausen Endowment, 2019.26A-F
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Uprising of the Mujeres
- Artist
- Date
- 1979
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- overall: 96 × 288 in. (243.8 × 731.5 cm)
- Credit Line
- Museum purchase through the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, and the Luisita L. and Franz H Denghausen Endowment
- Mediums Description
- acrylic on six wooden panels
- Keywords
- Figure group
- Landscape — farm
- Architecture — industry — factory
- Chicanx
- Occupation — other — reformer
- Object Number
- 2019.26A-F
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