Saturday, September 16, 2017

Chicano Power at The Autry: "La Raza"

TheAutry.org; Crystal Quintero, Pfc. Sandoval, Dhr. Seven, Daisy (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

 
NEW EXHIBIT: LA RAZA
(September 16, 2017-February 10, 2019)
"Chicano Power" graffiti on the wall
The Autry Museum in Griffith Park La Raza, the influential bilingual newspaper published in Los Angeles from 1967-1977, provided a voice to the Chicano Rights Movement.

La Raza engaged photographers not only as journalists but also as artists and activists to capture the definitive moments, key players, and signs and symbols of Chicano activism.

Cesar Chavez, United Farm Workers (W)
The archive of nearly 25,000 images created by these photographers, now housed at the Chicano Studies Research Center at UCLA, provides the foundation for an exhibition exploring photography’s role in articulating the social and political concerns of the Chicano Movement during a pivotal time in the art and history of the United States.

LA RAZA will be the most sustained examination to date of both the photography and the alternative press of the Chicano Movement, positioning photography not only as an artistic medium but also as a powerful tool of social activism.
 
Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA is now at The Autry in Griffith Park, part of LA RAZA
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LA RAZA is part of Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, a far-reaching and ambitious exploration of Latin American and Latino art in dialogue with Los Angeles, taking place from September 2017 through January 2018 at more than 70 cultural institutions across Southern California.

Pacific Standard Time is an initiative of The Getty. The presenting sponsor is Bank of America. For more information, visit the Pacific Standard Time website.
"We are all immigrants" [so don't call us immigrants, and no person is illegal] (SCPR)
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In Spanish (en espanol)
Zoot Suits: Cops take Chicanos to court, 1945
La Raza, el periódico bilingüe de gran influencia publicado en Los Ángeles de 1967 a 1977, dio voz al Movimiento Chicano que luchaba por los derechos de los chicanos y chicanas de esa época. Los fotógrafos que participaron en La Raza no solo trabajaron como periodistas, pero también como artistas y activistas... More
 
Related to this exhibition
Dolores [Huerta]: Rebel. Chicana. Activist. Feminist. Mother (fandango.com)

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