Hasta La Victoria Siempre

Héctor D. González, Luis C. González, Hasta La Victoria Siempre, 1975, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tomás Ybarra-Frausto, 1995.50.23, © 1975 H. Gonzalez y Louie the Foot
Luis C. González, Héctor D. González, Hasta La Victoria Siempre, 1975, screenprint on paper, image: 22 1814 14 in. (56.136.2 cm) sheet: 25 1819 in. (63.848.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tomás Ybarra-Frausto, 1995.50.23, © 1975 H. Gonzalez y Louie the Foot

Artwork Details

Title
Hasta La Victoria Siempre
Date
1975
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 22 1814 14 in. (56.136.2 cm) sheet: 25 1819 in. (63.848.2 cm)
Copyright
© 1975 H. Gonzalez y Louie the Foot
Credit Line
Gift of Tomás Ybarra-Frausto
Mediums Description
screenprint on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Object — musical instrument — horn
  • Object — other — flag
  • Portrait male — Montoya, Jose — full length
  • Animal — bird — eagle
Object Number
1995.50.23

Artwork Description

The González brothers' Hasta La Victoria Siempre combines eye-catching design, poetry, and international politics. The silhouetted figure holding a United Farm Workers flag quickly conveys support for the union. Typewritten letters in the background form "Viva la Huelga" (long live the strike), a rallying cry at UFW strikes, and "Viva la mañana" (long live tomorrow). Taking its title from a phrase associated with Che Guevara and the Cuban Revolution, the poster also functions as a concrete poem that elevates farmworkers' rights to an international struggle.


¡Printing the Revolution! The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now, 2020


Description in Spanish

La obra de los hermanos González, Hasta la victoria siempre combina el diseño atractivo, la poesía y la política internacional. La silueta de una persona que sujeta una bandera de la Unión de Campesinos de inmediato expresa apoyo para el Sindicato. Las letras escritas a máquina en el fondo forman las oraciones Viva la huelga”, un grito de guerra en las huelgas de la UFW y Viva el mañana”. Con este título, tomado de una frase asociada con Che Guevara y la Revolución Cubana, el cartel funciona también como un poema concreto que eleva los derechos de los campesinos hasta el nivel de una lucha internacional.

¡Imprimir la revolución! Auge e impacto de las obras gráficas chicanas, desde 1965 hasta hoy, 2020

Works by this artist (10 items)

Carrie Mae Weems, Lincoln, Lonnie, and Me - A Story in 5 Parts, 2012, video installation and mixed media, color, sound; 18:29 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the American Women's History Initiative Acquisitions Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative, 2023.9A-G, © Carrie Mae Weems. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.
Lincoln, Lonnie, and Me — A Story in 5 Parts
Date2012
video installation and mixed media, color, sound; 18:29 minutes
Not on view
Carrie Mae Weems, Suspended Belief, from the series Constructing History, 2008, archival pigment print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2022.48.5, © Carrie Mae Weems. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.
Suspended Belief, from the series Constructing History
Date2008
archival pigment print
Not on view
Carrie Mae Weems, A Woman Observes, from the series Constructing History, 2008, archival pigment print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2022.48.1, © Carrie Mae Weems. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.
A Woman Observes, from the series Constructing History
Date2008
archival pigment print
Not on view

Exhibitions

Media - 2011.12 - SAAM-2011.12_1 - 77591
Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art
October 25, 2013March 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.

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