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Ochoa became involved with Chicano activism while he was in college. In April 1970, he saw fliers at the City College Student Center for a park take-over for what would later become Chicano Park. [7] Ochoa recalls leaving class to go to the protest. [7] He and other artists added their own stamp to the protest by starting murals on the park. [11]
A map of the murals located within the park including the name of the works and artists The first group of murals took nearly two years to complete. [ 8 ] The murals at Chicano Park act as a way to transmit the history and culture of Mexican-Americans and Chicanos. [ 11 ]
The Chitlin' Circuit was a collection of performance venues found throughout the eastern, southern, and upper Midwest areas of the United States. They provided commercial and cultural acceptance for African-American musicians, comedians, and other entertainers following the era of venues run by the "white-owned-and-operated Theatre Owners Booking Association (TOBA)...formed in 1921."
Salvador Roberto Torres (born July 3, 1936) is a Chicano artist and muralist and an early exponent of the Chicano art movement. He was one of the creators of Chicano Park, and led the movement to create its freeway-pillar murals. [1] He was also a founder of the Centro Cultural de la Raza in San Diego, California.
Irma Patricia Aguayo, also known as Patricia Aguayo, is a Chicano Park muralist and longtime activist. She was born and raised in San Diego, California.Both of her parents are from Mexico and she grew up in a Mexican culture household but was told by her parents that in order to succeed in America to act American outside her house.
Bardo Martinez of Chicano Batman, Lila Downs, Divino Niño, Arath Herce, Victor Internet and Loyal Lobos have signed management deals with Cosmica Artists. The indie record label and company ...
Luis Alfonso Jiménez Jr. (July 30, 1940 – June 13, 2006) was an American sculptor and graphic artist of Mexican descent who identified as a Chicano. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He was known for portraying Mexican , Southwestern , Hispanic-American , and general themes in his public commissions, some of which are site specific.
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