BOYCOTT GRAPES POSTER
Originally printed in the 1973, this poster played an important part in the historic
'grape boycott' which took place in the late 1960's to early 1970's. It is part
of 'Chicano' history and is now part of the permanent collections of the Smithsonian
Institute in Washington, D.C. and the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuguerque,
NM.
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Political
Posters by Xavier Viramontes
screenprint, 23 x 16, 2016
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Download a printable poster here |
Xavier
Viramontes -
A life in
Print
The DVD, Xavier Viramontes - A Life
in Print is now available.
This one hour documentary which has been shown on PBS, profiles the life and
work of San Francisco Bay Area printmaker Xavier Viramontes. The video covers
Xavier's early years growing up in a large Hispanic family in the Richmond
/ San Pablo, area and his involvement with the Galeria de la Raza of San Francisco.
Also covered is the history of the making of the 'Boycott Grapes' poster for
the United Farmworkers Union which now hangs in the permanent collections of
the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Amerian Art in Washington,
D.C. and the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The DVD also contains EXTRAS: 30 minute detailed demo on the
multiple plate etching process from concept to completion, and a Gallery section
which showcases Xavier's work.
buy the DVD here
http://alifeinprint.net/xv/Home.html
Xavier Viramontes, Photo credit: Edgardo Cervano-Soto
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Screenprint, 25 x 19"
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