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L.A. Xicano
Contributor(s): Noriega, Chon A. (Editor), Romo, Terezita (Editor), Rivas, Pilar Tompkins (Editor)
ISBN: 0895511452     ISBN-13: 9780895511454
Publisher: University of Washington Press
OUR PRICE:   $35.96  
Product Type: Hardcover
Published: September 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Art | American - Hispanic American
- Art | History - Contemporary (1945- )
- Architecture | Individual Architects & Firms - General
Dewey: 704.036
LCCN: 2011017781
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 9.8" W x 11.7" (3.90 lbs) 240 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic
- Ethnic Orientation - Chicano
- Locality - Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA
- Cultural Region - Southern California
- Geographic Orientation - California
- Cultural Region - Western U.S.
- Cultural Region - West Coast
 
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L.A. Xicano accompanies four interrelated exhibitions that explore the diverse artistic contributions of Mexican American and Chicano artists to American art and to Los Angeles's artistic development since 1945. The volume's six illustrated essays examine the life and works of dozens of artists and photographers. The authors consider the context of their turbulent history, particularly the development of the Chicano Movement.

The L.A. Xicano project was organized by the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center in collaboration with the Autry National Center, the Fowler Museum at UCLA, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art


L.A. Xicano accompanies four interrelated exhibitions that explore the diverse artistic contributions of Mexican American and Chicano artists to American art and to Los Angeles's artistic development since 1945. The volume's six illustrated essays examine the life and works of dozens of artists and photographers. The authors consider the context of their turbulent history, particularly the development of the Chicano Movement. The L.A. Xicano project was organized by the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center in collaboration with the Autry National Center, the Fowler Museum at UCLA, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Best Arts Book - English from the 2012 International Latino Book Awards