!Printing the Revolution! - The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now (Paperback, Flexibound)

A groundbreaking look at how Chicano graphic artists and their collaborators have used their work to imagine and sustain identities and political viewpoints during the past half century The 1960s witnessed the rise of the Chicano civil rights movement, or El Movimiento, and marked a new way of being a person of Mexican descent in the United States. To call oneself Chicano-a formerly derogatory term-became a political and cultural statement, and Chicano graphic artists asserted this identity through their printmaking and activism. !Printing the Revolution! explores the remarkable legacy of Chicano graphic arts relative to major social movements, the way these artists and their cross-cultural collaborators advanced printmaking methods, and the medium's unique role in shaping critical debates about U.S. identity and history. From satire and portraiture to politicized pop, this volume examines how artists created visually captivating graphics that catalyzed audiences. Posters and prints announced labor strikes and cultural events, highlighted the plight of political prisoners, schooled viewers in Third World liberation movements, and, most significantly, challenged the invisibility of Mexican Americans in U.S. society. While screen printing was the dominant mode of printmaking during the civil rights era, this book considers how artists have embraced a wide range of techniques and strategies, from installation art to shareable digital graphics. This book shows how artists have used and continue to use graphic arts as a means to engage the public, address social justice concerns, and wrestle with shifting notions of the term Chicano. Lavishly illustrated and featuring three double gatefolds, !Printing the Revolution! presents a vibrant look at the past, present, and future of an essential aspect of Chicano art. Exhibition Schedule Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC May 14-August 8, 2021 Published in association with the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

General

Imprint:	Princeton University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2020
First published:	2020
Authors:	Claudia E. Zapata • Terezita Romo • E. Carmen Ramos • Tatiana Reinoza
Editors:	E. Carmen Ramos
Dimensions:	305 x 229 x 37mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Flexible plastic/vinyl cover
Pages:	344
Edition:	Flexibound
ISBN-13:	978-0-691-21080-3
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > Graphic design Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Prints & printmaking > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Other graphic art forms > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > From 1900 > Art styles, 1960 - > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > Civil rights & citizenship Promotions
LSN:	0-691-21080-2
Barcode:	9780691210803

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