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Installation set up to resemble a mission. At the top is an image of Father Junípero Serra. Above his head is the word "Canonization" and below it, "Beatification". The next level down features a cross and a skull, possibly of a horse, and beneath them the word "Veneration". Two human figures in silhouette on their hands and knees support the structure of the Mission, and represent Native Americans. Two pews are arranged so that viewers occupying them face the mission. Behind the pews are potted cacti and indigenous-style molcajetes. This piece concerns the move to canonize Father Serra for founding the California Mission system, criticizing his mistreatment of the Native Americans. Cat.7 027(1) The artist of any work retains all rights to that work. Copyright has not been assigned to the Regents of the University of California. The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. No further reproduction is permitted without prior written permission by the artist or copyright holder. Any requests for permission to reproduce this piece must be directed to: Centro Cultural de la Raza2125 Park Blvd. San Diego, CA 92101, 619-235-6135, 619-595-0034 fax, E-mail:centro@centroraza.com. Web: http://www.centroraza.com/
California - History Chicano art Chicanos Clergy Installations (Art) Mexican American art Mexican Americans Missions in art Catholic Church Chicana art Chicanas Interpersonal Relations Indians of North America Crosses in art Colonization Cactus Nopales Molcajetes Calaveras Genocide in art Serra, Junípero, 1713-1784
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