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Title
Rio, Por No Llorar
Creator
Donis, Alex, Artist
Contributor
Donis, Alex, Artist
Date Created and/or Issued
1988
1988-11-28
1988-12-02
Publication Information
California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives, Dept of Special Collections, Donald Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, cema@library.ucsb.edu, (805) 893-8563, URL: http://cemaweb.library.ucsb.edu/cema_index.html
Contributing Institution
UC Santa Barbara, Library, Department of Special Research Collections
Collection
Self-Help Graphics and Art archives
Rights Information
Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
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California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives, Dept of Special Collections, Donald Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010; cema@library.ucsb.edu (805) 893-8563
Description
"A Brazilian (or Latin) woman in carnival costume & fruit headdress [slice of watermelon, can of coffee, bunch of bananas, etc.] entwined in barbed wire & thorns. The figure [is] bordered by a film strip & musical instruments."
Colors used: 1. Green/Light Lime Green, 2. Grown, 3. Red, 4. Flesh, 5. Orange-Yellow, 6. Purple/Magenta, 7. Lt. Pastel Green, 8. Yellow, 9. Tran. Light Flesh, 10. Blue (Tran.), 11. Black, 12. Tran. White. "Basically my print is a statement about oppression. It's about poeple who struggle to survive while thier lands are stripped away and her (sic.) resources siphoned. I recently read the lyrics to a song which I think most clearly defines my piece: '...So take a good look at my face, You'll see my smile looks out of place, Look even closer it's (sic.) easy to trace, The track (sic.) of my tears." A. Donis
Atelier 12; Westwinds (heavyweight); I-size: 36" x 23"; P-size: 39" x 26"; Ed#: 30/59; Signed;, Inscription in pencil below the image reads: "30/59, Rio, Por No Llorar, A Donis"print: Oscar Duardo; chopmark: embossed "SHG" on the lower right hand side
COPYRIGHT WARNING 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. The Artist of any work retains all rights to that work. 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: Self Help Graphics & Art http://www.selfhelpgraphics.com/ 3802 Cesar Chavez Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90063 323-264-1059 E-mail: cema@library.ucsb.edu Web: http://cemaweb.library.ucsb.edu
Type
image
Form/Genre
Screen Prints
Identifier
http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/hb738nb4c7
CEMA 3
Language
Spanish
Subject
Women
Eviction
Mexican American art
Chicano art
Chicanos
Mexican Americans
Place
Los Angeles, (Calif.)

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