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The Chicano Movement, also referred to as El Movimiento (Spanish for "the Movement"), was a social and political movement in the United States that worked to embrace a Chicano/a identity and worldview that combated structural racism, encouraged cultural revitalization, and achieved community empowerment by rejecting assimilation.
Chicano mural in Clarion Alley Street art in San Francisco, California. A Chicano mural is an artistic expression done, most commonly, on walls or ceilings by Chicanos or Mexican-American artists. Chicano murals rose during the Chicano art movement, that began in the 1960, with the influence of Mexican muralism and the Mexican Revolution. [1]
El Paso's well-known muralist Cimi Alvarado has completed a mural marking the Chicano Civil Rights struggles of the 1960s. The mural unveiling will be Saturday, Aug. 24 at the Boys and Girls Club ...
Murals were the preferred medium of street art used by Chicana artists during the Chicano Movement. [3] Murals became largely popular during El Movimiento in the 1970s as they were intended to bring people together. Judy Baca was the first Chicana to create a mural, Mi Abuelita, [8] she led the large-scale project for SPARC, The Great Wall of ...
Cinco de Mayo is a popular holiday in the US. Did you know it was the Chicano Movement civil rights cause that made it popular? Here's what to know.
The Chicano/a Movement in Washington State History Project is a multimedia resource on the history of Chicano activism that includes first-hand oral histories, primary documents and academic research. It traces the development of the movement in the Yakima Valley and the University of Washington in Seattle.
Austin native and artist José Francisco Treviño grew with Chicano movement. His story could showcase the city's art and civil rights history. Austin Chicano artist dies mostly unheralded.
La Marcha Por La Humanidad, also known as the Chicano Mural, is a mural housed at the University Center on the campus of the University of Houston. In 1973 artist Mario Gonzales and Ruben Reyna painted the mural.