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Mural on column #G-46, Chicano Park depicting a human hand, left, and an agricultural tool, right, both grabbing onto either teeth of a gear or the rays of the sun. All this is at the very top. Beneath, a mountain, and a produce truck drives toward the vanishing point on a field. Just under this is a strike scene that has resulted in the death of a striker. Under this scene, a seemingly peaceful scene of cultivation. Seemingly because the harvesters are chained to boxes containing produce. The lower portion of the mural is not visible. This mural shows deterioration and vandalism. "Rufino Contreras, a farm worker from the valley is shot in the lettuce fields during a strike by the United Farm Workers, led by Cesar E. Chavez. Michael Schnorr, attempts a dramatic and emotionally tense scene, taken from Francisco Goya's period of the Disasters of War, series. "Execution of the Citizens of Madrid, May 3, 1808." Michael Schnorr, like many other artists paints themes of social commentary, inspired by the Chicano Movements' Labor Struggles and immigration issues of abuse. This dramatic column included a small fenced area at the column base. Michael made a fiberglass cast of his body, simulating a figure prone on the ground. He planted squash and flowers. This addition was destroyed by community vandals that rejected his final statement." Salvador Torres 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: Salvador Roberto Torres c/o California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives, Library – CEMA, University of California, Santa Barbara 93106 Phone: (805) 893-8563 E-mail: cema@library.ucsb.edu
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