Artist

Luis C. González

born Mexico City, Mexico 1953
Also known as
  • Luis C. Gonzalez
  • Louie "The Foot" González
Born
Mexico City, Mexico
Active in
  • Sacramento, California, United States

Works by this artist (27 items)

Luis C. González, The Salvadorean People's Support Committee, 1981, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Patricia Tobacco Forrester Endowment, 2020.47.3, © 1981, Luis C. González
The Salvadorean People’s Support Committee
Date1981
screenprint on paper
Not on view
Luis C. González, Fiesta del Maiz (Black), 1979, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Gilberto Cárdenas and Dolores García, 2019.51.57, ©  1980, Luis C. González
Fiesta del Maiz (Black)
Date1979
screenprint on paper
Not on view
Luis C. González, Fiesta del Maiz, 1979, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Patricia Tobacco Forrester Endowment, 2020.47.2, © 1979, Luis C. González
Fiesta del Maiz
Date1979
screenprint on paper
Not on view
Luis C. González, Tenth Annual Día de los Muertos Celebration, 1980, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tomás Ybarra-Frausto, 1995.50.52
Tenth Annual Día de los Muertos Celebration
Date1980
screenprint on paper
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.
Media - 2012.53.1 - SAAM-2012.53.1_1 - 82036
¡Printing the Revolution! The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now
November 20, 2020August 8, 2021
In the 1960s, activist Chicano artists forged a remarkable history of printmaking that remains vital today.

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Luis González’s Hasta La Victoria Siempre combines bold graphics and text in a powerful political poster designed to support the Chicano movement
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A painting of a skull.
Chicano artists and activists blended cultural and visual traditions to create modern Day of the Dead celebrations in the U.S.
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Cover of a 1976 calendar featuring a graphic scene of Mexican people with food.
Exploring tradition, place, and social justice through food
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