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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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Rebekah Mejorado
Public Relations Specialist
Detail of comic cover depicting an illustration of the artist with protest signs behind her.
Celebrating the renowned artist with a comic about her life and work
Screenprint portrait of Cesar Chavez
Exploring the life of a celebrated labor rights activist through his portrait
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Rebekah Mejorado
Public Relations Specialist
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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Rebekah Mejorado
Public Relations Specialist
A close up crop of a screenprint of Frida Kahlo's face.
Museum educators share Chicanx posters with teachers around the world
A photograph of Anne Showalter in front of Superhighway.
Anne Showalter
Digital Interpretation Specialist
A detail of a painting outside of a house. Through the window, a woman is putting a blanket on a bed..
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a look into the diversity and depth of SAAM’s Latinx collection
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Rebekah Mejorado
Public Relations Specialist
A zoom screen split with four participants
We look at themes from ¡Printing the Revolution! as discussed in conversations between the artists, curators, and scholars
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Rebekah Mejorado
Public Relations Specialist
Close up of a man in a sombrero
Go in-depth with ¡Printing the Revolution's! iconic image
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Rebekah Mejorado
Public Relations Specialist
A print of a woman's face with facial tattoos, against a printed background
Artist Melanie Cervantes explores indigeneity, identity, and activism in her printmaking practice
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Rebekah Mejorado
Public Relations Specialist
Etching of a healing scene
Artist Carmen Lomas Garza’s scenes from everyday life honor borderland culture and create community
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Rebekah Mejorado
Public Relations Specialist
Two black and white illustrated portraits side-by-side
Artists in ¡Printing the Revolution! explore pressing issues of the LGBTQ+ community
A photograph of Claudia Zapata
Claudia Zapata
Former Curatorial Assistant of Latinx Art
A person with short hair stands in front of a case of prints.
Explore Dominican York Proyecto GRAFICA, a New York art collective inspired by Chicano print centers
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Rebekah Mejorado
Public Relations Specialist
A screenprint portrait of a man from the nineteenth century
Chicanx artists elevate national and global historic figures to inspire activism
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Rebekah Mejorado
Public Relations Specialist
A collage of illustrated portraits on brightly colored backgrounds
Artists honor victims of social injustice and create a space for communal grieving
A photograph of Carmen Ramos by Ross Whitaker
E. Carmen Ramos
Former Curator of Latinx Art
Portrait in blue ink on a hankerchief
Shizu Saldamando explores identity and representation through portraiture
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Rebekah Mejorado
Public Relations Specialist
Cover of codex in red white and blue comic book style
Chicano artists use graphics to reframe history with new perspectives
A photograph of Claudia Zapata
Claudia Zapata
Former Curatorial Assistant of Latinx Art