University of California, Santa Barbara
Davidson Library
Department of Special Collections
California
Ethnic and Multicultural Archives
GALERÍA
DE LA RAZA
GUIDE TO THE ARCHIVES
1969-1999
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APPENDIX B
SILKSCREENS
1. Alicia, Juana; Mural
Inauguration las Lechugueras, Announcement Poster for; ca. 1983;
silkscreen; image size: 19" x 14 5/8"; paper size: 22 1/4" x
17"
unknown; signed. Inscription in ink inside image area reads: "Juana
Alicia"
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Mural
Inauguration / Las Lechugueras / por / Juana Alicia / The community is invited
to celebrate on / Sunday, June 24th from 2:30 to 5:00 p.m. / en frente del mural, at York and 24th Sts. / There will be antojitos Mexicanos / y musica por /
Batachanga." Image by Juana Alicia with three female figures. The woman
in the center is looking down. Behind her, there is another woman wearing a hat
and a veil covering her face from her nose down. On the other side there is
an outline of a woman's face bigger than the other figures. The three women
have similar features. The lettering is hot fluorescent pink in a brown
background.
2. Araiza, Tierso; 19th
Annual Dia de los Muertos, Announcement Poster for; ca. 1989; silkscreen;
image size: 25 1/4" x 17 1/2"; paper size: 26 7/8" x 18
3/8"
unknown; signed. Inscription in ink inside image area reads:
"Araiza."; chopmark: located on bottom right, it reads:
"Diseńo Araiza, Mission Grafica".
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "19th Annual
Dia De Los Muertos." Seven different scenes played by skeletons. On the
bottom, pink type reads: "Procession Nov. 2, 1989, at 7:00 PM / Begins at Mission Cultural Center, 2868 Mission St. / Ends at La Raza Park."
located on bottom right, it reads: "Diseńo Araiza, Mission
Grafica"
3. Araiza, Tierso; Orquesta
Positiva, Announcement Poster for; ca. 1985; Mission Grafica, San
Francisco, CA, Medium/Paper: silkscreen; image size: 21" x 16 1/8";
paper size: 22 1/2" x 17"
unknown; signed. Inscription in ink inside image area reads:
"Araiza"; chopmark: located in ink in the lower left corner inside
image area it reads: "Screenprinted by Mission Grafica.".
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Orquesta
Positiva, Funds go to bring art supplies to Nicaragua. . . .Endorsers: Casa de Cultura Nicaraguense,
Peoples Theatre Coalition, Casa Macondo, La Raza Graphics." Image of a large group of people dancing and having a
good time in what seems to be a farm. Different animals--cows, ducks, rabbits,
etc. are standing in between the dancers. In the back, a group of musicians
play the trumpet, the piano, the bass and the 'maracas' in a lavender
background.
located in ink in the lower left corner inside image area it reads:
"Screenprinted by Mission Grafica."
4. Aranaydo, Cecilia; May
Calendar; ca. 1978; silkscreen; image size: 23 1/4" x 17 1/4";
paper size: 24 1/8" x 18"
unknown; signed. Inscription in ink within the image reads: "Cecilia
Aranaydo"
Comments/Description: The image is composed in yellow, green,
red, brown and black. There is a large female portrait with collaged images of
people, nopales, an eagle, and a yellow flower. Retrieved 8/94.
5. Artist Unknown, 2da
Semana De Cultura Hispanica, Announcement Poster for; ca. 1979;
silkscreen; image size: 22 1/8" x 16 5/8"; paper size: 23
1/8" x 17 5/8"
unknown; unsigned; chopmark: La Raza Graphic Center, Inc., 3174 16th St.,
S.F., 94103, 863-5820, on the lower left.
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "2da Semana
De Cultura Hispanica October 3 - 14, 1979 Comité Hispanoamerican Pro-Lengua Y
Cultura." The image is two hands holding a yellow orb. There are leaves
circling the hands and orb. Background colors are red and blue. [The extra
print is in GDLR Suppl.1 Box No. 1, retrieved 8/94.]
Number of Prints: 2
La Raza Graphic Center, Inc., 3174 16th St., S.F., 94103, 863-5820, on the
lower left
6. Artist Unknown, 2nd
Annual Sal Samba, Announcement Poster for; n.d.; silkscreen; image
size: 16 1/2" x 22"; paper size: 17 1/4" x 23"
unknown; unsigned; chopmark: Mission Grafica.
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Rums Of
Puerto Rico Present, 2nd Annual Sal Samba, direct from New York, Louis 'Perico'
Ortiz, y su salsa orquestra, the reunion of Batachanga also Escola Nova de
Samba, Celia Malheiros & Brazil Ja, at the fabulous, Galeria...Haight
Ashbury Music." The image is a trumpet with a bird. Colors: red, white,
black, yellow, blue, and green.
Mission Grafica
7. Artist Unknown, Alles Gute
Fur Die Zukunft Mit Der Humanen Bombe; 1977; offset (?); image size: 33"
x 23 1/4"; paper size: 33" x 23 1/4"
6/40; signed. Inscription in pencil in the bottom of image area reads:
"6/40, [illegible] 77"
Comments/Description: Image of the explosion of the atomic bomb
blending with the image of Jimmy Carter. Two or three persons are dead, laying
on the ground. The image is composed of dots of several sizes--like an
enlarged reproduction from a newspaper. Red lettering reads: "Alles Gute
Fur Die Zukunft Mit Der Humanen Bombe." ("All is well for the future
with the human bomb") The print has several creases horizontally and
vertically. From the GDLR collection of Australian posters.
8. Artist Unknown, April
Calendar; 1974; silkscreen; image size: 22" x 16 1/2"; paper
size: 23" x 17 1/2"
unknown; unsigned; chopmark: located in the lower right hand corner it reads:
"La Raza Silk Screen Center, SF, CA 74".
Comments/Description: April calendar. Photo silkscreen of a
family. Colors: orange and maroon.
located in the lower right hand corner it reads: "La Raza Silk Screen
Center, SF, CA 74"
9. Artist Unknown, Arte de
la Jente, Announcement Poster for; n.d.; silkscreen; image size: 22
6/8" x 17 7/8"; paper size: 34 1/3" x 22 1/8"
unsigned
Comments/Description: Black and white image of a young woman,
young man, and an elderly man. At bottom of image in black lettering reads
"Chicano Art Exhibit; Sacramento State College May 28-June 18; Reception
May 28, 8:00 pm."
Number of Prints: 1
10. Artist Unknown, Arte del
Espíritu, Announcement Poster for; n.d.; silkscreen; image size:
23" x 17 1/4"; paper size: 24" x 18"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Arte del
Espíritu." The image is of several indigenous people performing the
artistic tasks of painting, ceramics and weaving in a semicircular
composition. Black lettering reads: "Academia del Arte Chicano de Aztlán
/ presenta / Arte del Espíritu / Gonzalo Rodriguez / Alex Espinoza / Susan
Espinoza / Irene Farhat. / Reviendo el arte / antiguo en pinturas / tejidos y
ceramica / contemporaneos. / Reviving the / ancient arts in / contemporary
weaving / painting and ceramics. / 19 East Lake Ave. Watsonville, CA. / July
16-August 8, Reception July 17, 1-5."
Number of Prints: 3
11. Artist Unknown, Barrio
Mobile Art Studio, Announcement Poster for; n.d.; Self Help Graphics
& Art, Los Angeles, CA, Medium/Paper: silkscreen; image size: 13" x
17 3/4"; paper size: 18" x 19 3/4"
unknown; unsigned; chopmark: located in ink below image area it reads:
"Self Help Graphics, 2111 Brooklyn Ave., L.A., CA 90033, (213) 268
2335".
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Barrio
Mobile Art Studio." Several child-like images on a tiled composition.
From left to right and top to bottom are: a sun, an umbrella, a fish, a flower,
a skull, a duck, a heart, two boats. The background is dark navy blue. The
print is off-register.
located in ink below image area it reads: "Self Help Graphics, 2111 Brooklyn Ave., L.A., CA 90033, (213) 268 2335"
12. Artist Unknown, Benefit
Concert For The Graphics Comittee Of M.C.C., Announcement Poster for;
n.d.; silkscreen; image size: 22 1/8" x 17"; paper size: 26
1/8" x 20"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Benefit
Concert For The Graphics Comittee Of M.C.C." Image of a sea horse with
stylized waves below its tail. The background is a metallic flake/reflective
blue. There is a small rub at the top right corner which reveals white. Red
text below the image reads, "Benefit Concert For The Graphics Comittee Of
M.C.C. [/] Orquestra René del Mar [/] Charanga sensation of the Bay [/] Los
Huachichilas [/] From Cuernavaca Mexico - los Peludos [/] The Mission's own [/]
Friday March 16 at 7:30 p.m. Donation $3.00 [/] Centro Cultual de la Misión [/]
2868 Mission St. San Franciso Ca. [/] Sponsered By: El Tecolote, Gaceta Sandinista, El Pulgarcito, Tin
Tan, Black Star, LATA, OPHRICH. Retrieved
8/94.
13. Artist Unknown, Benefit
for el RCAF Band, Announcement Poster for; 1979; Royal Chicano Air
Force, Sacramento, CA, Medium/Paper: silkscreen; image size: 22 1/4" x
16 3/4"; paper size: 23 1/8" x 17 1/2"
Posada's name appears beneath the image.
Comments/Description: Image, based on a Posada lithograph, is of
a group of skeletons dancing at a social gathering. Two skeletons wear
sombreros. Text reads "la Peña Berkeley presents a Benefit Oct. 28, for
el RCAF Band with Special Guest Luzma Espinoza y Manuel Pickett, Sra. Cobb's
Ballet Quetzalcoatl, Sun. Oct 28, 1979, La Peña 310 Shattuck Ave. $3.00
Donation 9:PM to Midnight."
Number of Prints: 1
14. Artist Unknown, Benefit
for La Raza Law Student Assoc. U.C. Hastings College Of The Law,
Announcement Poster for; n.d.; silkscreen; image size: 22 1/2" x 16
3/4"; paper size: 23 1/8" x 17 1/2"
unknown; unsigned; chopmark: "La Raza Graphic Center [/] 3174 16th ST.
S.F. [/] TEL. 863-5820" on the lower right.
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Benefit For
La Raza Law Student Assoc. U.C. Hastings College Of The Law." There is a
figure dressed in a diamond patterned big bell bottomed outfit. Chains are
magically snapped from his/her wrists. His/her right arm is supporting a set
of scales with the words "Repression" and "Justicia". The
brown landscape meets the yellow sky near the top of the print. Black text
within the yellow sky reads, "Benefit [/] For La Raza [/] Law Student
Assoc. [/] U.C. Hastings [/] College Of The Law." White text within the
landscape reads, "Music By [/] 'Tipica Cienfuegos' [/] 'Capricho' and [/]
'Los Peludos' [/] American Indian Center [/] 229 Valencia St., S.F. [/]
Saturday, November 10, 1979 [/] 8:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. [/] Tickets: $4.50
advance, $5.00 door [/] For more information, call evenings [/] 648-6976. or
771-5734." Retrieved 8/94.
"La Raza Graphic Center [/] 3174 16th ST. S.F. [/] TEL. 863-5820" on
the lower right
15. Artist Unknown, Border
Realities, Announcement Poster for; 1985; Mission Grafica, San
Francisco, CA, Medium/Paper: silkscreen; image size: 22" x 15";
paper size: 22 1/2" x 17 5/8"
unsigned
Comments/Description: Image is of a black and white silhouette
of a man in a cross-like form. He rests on a fence composed of geometric
overlay. Background is blue. At bottom right hand corner of poster is a black
box with white lettering that reads "Galeria de la Raza presents Border
Realities a multi-media art event; San Diego's Border Art Workshop February
22-March 23 1985; 2851 24th St SF CA."
Number of Prints: 1
16. Artist Unknown, Boycott
Coors, Announcement Poster for; n.d.; silkscreen on yellow cardstock;
image size: 21" x 16"; paper size: 23" x 17 1/2"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Boycott
Coors / Coors workers are on strike!.. / which side / are you on?. . . Don't
buy Coors!" A man that seems to be "the employer" is pulling
the employees' hands and is about to connect the "lie-detector"
machine to the power switch. The employees are connected to the
"lie-detector" through spiral cords. The "lie-detector"
machine has the following inscription: "Lie-detector test / must be taken
by / all my employees!!.. / signed: Joe Coors." The print has traces of
non acid-free tape in the four corners and a big hole in the upper center of
the print.
17. Artist Unknown, Breaking
The Blockade Of Ideas, Announcement Poster for; 1983; Mission Grafica,
San Francisco, CA, Medium/Paper: silkscreen; image size: 21" x 15
1/2"; paper size: 23 1/8" x 17 1/2"
unknown; unsigned; chopmark: located at the bottom right, in ink it reads:
"Mission Graphica 83".
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Breaking The
Blockade Of Ideas. Benefits For Friends Of Nicaraguan Culture." A child
is firing doves through the barrel of an M-16 rifle. The background is a
gradation of purple to lavender. There is black lettering on the left hand
side of the print which announces several events.
Number of Prints: 2
located at the bottom right, in ink it reads: "Mission Graphica 83"
18. Artist Unknown, Breaking
The Blockade Of Ideas, Announcement Poster for; n.d.; silkscreen; image
size: 28 1/2" x 21 7/8"; paper size: 31 3/8" x 23 1/8"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Friends of
Nicaraguan Culture and Casa de Cultura Nicaraguense present / Breaking The
Blockade Of Ideas / Palace of Fine Arts / Marina Blvd. & Lyon San Francisco
/ Sunday December 2 / Program 4 - 6 p.m." Red and orange brush strokes
super-imposed in the image of a man carrying a child in his arms on a dark
green background. Surrounding the image there are blocks of black and gray
color.
19. Artist Unknown, La Brocha
del Valle Reconstruction Benefit, Announcement Poster for; 1980;
silkscreen; image size: 16 1/2" x 21"; paper size: 17 1/2" x
22 1/2"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "La Brocha
del Valle Reconstruction Benefit, Live Music/Food/Entertainment, Sun. March 9,
2 p.m - 1 a.m., La Ventura Club, 2326 Ventura Ave., donation $5.00."
Colors: brown, tan, white and blue. [Addendum: 5 March 1996, Linda Lucero
recommends that Sal García be consulted.]
Number of Prints: 2
20. Artist Unknown, Calendar for
1978; n.d.; silkscreen; image size: 22" 1/4" x 16 3/4";
paper size: 23" x 17 1/2"
unknown; unsigned; chopmark: "La Raza Silkscreen" on the middle left
side.
Comments/Description: Calendar for 1978. Image of Che. Blue,
yellow, brown, green and red are used in an impressionist manner. There is a
black border that frames the image. Below this image is the calendar. The
text is in Spanish. Retrieved 8/94.
"La Raza Silkscreen" on the middle left side
21. Artist Unknown, Calendar for
1978; n.d.; silkscreen; image size: 22" x 16 3/8"; paper size:
23" x 17 3/8"
unknown; unsigned; chopmark: "La Raza Silkscreen" at the middle left
side.
Comments/Description: Calendar for 1978. Yellow and white image
of a family. They are framed by a chain of indigenous icons. Retrieved 8/94.
Number of Prints: 2
"La Raza Silkscreen" at the middle left side
22. Artist Unknown, Calendar for
1978; n.d.; La Raza Silkscreen Center, San Francisco, CA, Medium/Paper:
silkscreen; image size: 22 3/8" x 16 3/8"; paper size: 23
1/8" x 17 3/8"
unknown; unsigned; chopmark: in black on the right corner "(c) La Raza
Silkscreen Center".
Comments/Description: Calendar for 1978. Brown, green, grey and
black image of an Aztec city with an exploding volcano in the background. The
calendar section of the print has a light brown background and black text. The
text is printed in Spanish. Below the calendar section there is an area
bordered in green that includes ornate framing and black text which reads,
"La Raza Silkscreen Center Inc. [/] 3174 16th St., San Francisco, Calif., 94103 - 863-5464." Retrieved 8/94.
in black on the right corner "(c) La Raza Silkscreen Center"
23. Artist Unknown, Calendar for
1982; n.d.; silkscreen and offset; image size: 16 3/4" x 10 3/8";
paper size: 17 5/8" x 11 3/8"
unknown; unsigned; chopmark: on the left corner reads: "Salsa Graphics
(c) 1982.
Comments/Description: Calendar for 1982. Two printing processes
are used in this print. The calendar dates and the borders are a type of
offset printing. The top image is a silkscreen; an indigenous god is rendered
in white; the background is brown which fades to yellow as it moves towards the
bottom. Retrieved 8/94.
on the left corner reads: "Salsa Graphics (c) 1982
24. Artist Unknown, Calendar for
1982 Pasión Chicana; n.d.; silkscreen and offset; image size: 16
3/4" x 10 1/4"; paper size: 17 1/2" x 11 3/8"
unknown; unsigned; chopmark: on the left corner reads: "Salsa Graphics
(c) 1982".
Comments/Description: Calendar for 1982 "Pasión
Chicana." Two printing processes are used for this print. The calendar
dates and the black border is a type of offset printing. The image within the
black border is silk screened. Yellow text with blue outlines reads,
"Passion Chicana." Above the text is a cross with a chile being
crucified. Below the text is a heart penerated by a dagger. Retrieved 8/94.
on the left corner reads: "Salsa Graphics (c) 1982"
25. Artist Unknown, Calendar for
1984; n.d.; silkscreen; image size: 26 1/2" x 21 1/8"; paper
size: 28" x 22"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: Calendar for 1984. The unknown artist
uses La Calavera de Don Quijote by José Guadalupe Posada. There are two
versions of this print. The background for one image is red-orange to orange
to yellow gradation and the other has a red to purple to blue gradation. The
red text below the image includes the dates and the months and the year.
Retrieved 8/94.
Number of Prints: 3
26. Artist Unknown, Carlos
Hermosilla, Announcement Poster for; 1986; silkscreen of a woodcut
print; image size: 19 7/8" x 13 1/8"; paper size: 30 1/8" x
20 5/8"
unsigned
Comments/Description: Image consists of a black and gray woodcut
of Pablo Neruda's face. At bottom of poster in gray lettering reads "La
Raza Graphics Center & Mission Grafica present Carlos Hermosilla;
Exposición de Grabados/Prints; 20 June-31 July 1986; La Raza Graphics Center
Gallery; 938 Valencia Street, San Francisco."
Number of Prints: 1
27. Artist Unknown, Carlos
Loarca Paintings "El Cadejo Serie", Announcement Poster for;
1980; Mission Graphics, San Francisco, CA, Medium/Paper: silkscreen; image
size: 16" x 20"; paper size: 17 1/2" x 23 1/4"
unknown; unsigned; chopmark: located in the lower left corner in ink it reads:
"MCC Graphics/80".
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Carlos
Loarca Paintings 'El Cadejo Serie'" Horizontal composition of
anthropomorphic figures in front of which an animal resembling a dog is
crossing. The image has a phantasmagoric overtone. Colors: black, white,
light pink, blue and yellow.
located in the lower left corner in ink it reads: "MCC Graphics/80"
28. Artist Unknown, Carnaval
San Francisco Halloween Gala, Announcement Poster for; 1986; silkscreen;
image size: 18" x 24"; paper size: 19" x 25"
unknown; unsigned; chopmark: located in the lower right hand corner it reads:
"Mission Gráfica".
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Carnaval San
Francisco, Halloween Gala, featuring: Viva Brasil, Escola Nova do Samba, Samba
da Alegria, Brasilean Beat, Friday, October 31, 1986, 8 p.m. to 2 a.m., $10
with costume, $12 without, Caesar's Latin Palace, 3140 Mission St., San
Francisco." The image is a man dressed in yellow holding a spinning
object. Colors: Yellow, purple, white, magenta, brown, black, orange and blue.
located in the lower right hand corner it reads: "Mission Gráfica"
29. Artist Unknown, Celebremos
la Victoria de Nicaragua, Announcement Poster for; ca. 1979-80;
silkscreen; image size: 22 7/8" x 17 1/4"; paper size: 23
1/8" x 17 1/2"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Celebremos
la Victoria de Nicaragua, 1 Anniversary of the 'Sandinista' Triumph."
There are two portraits in black and white, one of A.C. Sandino and the other
of Carlos Fonseca. Underneath it, on a red background, a group of representatives
from the working class is emerging from an open book and holding books
themselves. In the bottom area of the image, there is a listing of several
events in white ink on a blue background.
30. Artist Unknown, Charles
Milgrim Pianist. . . .Benefit Concert For The Galeria de la Raza, Announcement
Poster for; ca. 1985; Mission Grafica, San Francisco, CA, Medium/Paper:
silkscreen; image size: 21 3/8" x 13 1/4"; paper size: 22
1/2" x 14 1/4"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Charles
Milgrim Pianist. . . .Featuring Works By Villa-Lobos, Carlos Chavez, Isaac
Albeniz, Manuel Herrarte. . . .Benefit Concert For The Galeria de la Raza In
Memoriam For Ralph Maradiaga." The image is a gray silhouette of a pianist
at the piano in a blue and lavender background. The image is in a box which is
outlined in white. Outside of the box is the lettering and the grey and
lavender background.
31. Artist Unknown, Chicano
Moratorium, Announcement Poster for; ca. 1984; silkscreen; image size:
16 1/2" x 22"; paper size: 17 1/2" x 23"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Chicano
Moratorium 1970-1984, 'Self-Determination in Aztlán,' Sunday, August 26, 1-6
p.m., Dolores Park, S.F...1st floor." The image is a crowd of people
carrying signs that say: "No Migra Raids, No Vietnams, U.S. out of Central America..." The background is orange. The type is black.
Number of Prints: 2
32. Artist Unknown, Children-Youth
Art Work by Students, Announcement Poster for; n.d.; silkscreen; image
size: 21" x 15 7/8"; paper size: 23 1/8" x 17 5/8"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for
"Children-Youth Art Work By Students." On the left side of the
print, there is an image of a youth in a costume. Black text on the right side
of print reads, "Children-Youth Art Work By Students From Mission Creative
Arts Complex And Alvarado Art Shop At The Mission Cultural Center March 20 to
April 10 Reception Mar 23 1:00 4:00 2868 Mission St. San Francisco. S.F.A.C.
N.A.P." Retrieved 8/94.
33. Artist Unknown, Chippendale
Festival, Announcement Poster for; n.d.; silkscreen; image size:
19" x 29"; paper size: 20" x 30"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Chippendale
Festival, 17 Edward St, Dec. 9, Christmas at the Settlement, All holidays,
crafts, outings, swimming, camps, free lunch, fancy dress, paraded [sic] 1:00,
kids party 2:30, Street stalls, food, games, rides...etc, all welcome, people from
Merrichville welcome!" The image is Maxwell Smart holding a shoe phone
and wearing a button that reads: "Rock against reason." Colors: lime
green, red, lavender, black and white. From the GDLR collection of Australian
posters.
34. Artist Unknown, La Cultura
Cura/ Culture Cures; n.d.; silkscreen; image size: 22 7/8" x 16
7/8"; paper size: 23 1/4" x 17 1/2"
unsigned
Comments/Description: Image is of two indigenous figures, one
carrying art utensils on his back. Background is yellow and purple. In lower
portion of the poster is an announcement for "Community Poster Silkscreen
Classes" that would meet every Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30 -10pm.
Number of Prints: 1
35. Artist Unknown, December
Calendar; 1974; silkscreen; image size: 17 1/2" x 22"; paper
size: 17 1/2" x 22"
unknown; unsigned; chopmark: located in the lower right hand corner reads:
"La Raza Silk Screen Center, SF, CA 74".
Comments/Description: December calendar. The image is a black
and white drawing of a neighborhood at Christmas time.
located in the lower right hand corner reads: "La Raza Silk Screen Center,
SF, CA 74"
36. Artist Unknown, Don't
Vote, It Only Encourages Them; n.d.; silkscreen; image size: 22
5/8" x 17 3/8"; paper size: 22 5/8" x 17 3/8"
unsigned
Comments/Description: Title in capitalized blue letters that
take up entire space. Paper resembles butcherpaper.
Number of Prints: 1
37. Artist Unknown, Día de
los Muertos, Announcement Poster for; ca. 1986; silkscreen; image size:
22 1/8" x 16 1/2"; paper size: 23 1/8" x 17 1/2"
unknown; unsigned; chopmark: in ink located in the lower right corner it
reads: "La Guacamaya Silkscreen".
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Día de los
Muertos, November 1st, 1986 / 2511 24th Street / (Creativity Explored) / 5:30
PM.-Celebration. . .Ceremonial Dance by Xitlalli." The image is a
calavera holding a rose and a bomb and surrounded by a flower bed. The
background is pink.
Number of Prints: 2
in ink located in the lower right corner it reads: "La Guacamaya
Silkscreen"
38. Artist Unknown, El Día de
los Muertos, Announcement Poster for; n.d.; Mission Grafica, San
Francisco, CA, Medium/Paper: silkscreen; image size: 22" x 17";
paper size: 22 7/8" x 17 3/8"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "El Día de
los Muertos." On a black background there are two skulls. One of them is
floating and framed by a box shape. The other one at the bottom, is coming out
of a box. On the top of the print it reads: "Galeria de la Raza/Studio 24
presents the 12th Annual Exhibition."
39. Artist Unknown, Eddie
Palmieri and His Orchestra, Announcement Poster for; ca. 1974;
silkscreen; image size: 20 3/8" x 15 1/4"; paper size: 23" x
17 3/8"
unknown; signed. Inscription in marker at the bottom left below image area
reads: "signature [illegible]."
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "A Comeback
Production presents direct from New York A coco recording artist Eddie Palmieri
and his orquestra Ismael Quintana vocalist "Plus two more bands"
April 27 1974 "Continental Ballroom" San Francisco Hilton Hotel Mason
and O-Farrll [sic]." Image of Eddie Palmieri from the back. Colors: Dark
turquoise on a white background.
40. Artist Unknown, En Memoria
a los Martires, Announcement Poster for; ca. 1979; silkscreen; image
size: 17 3/4" x 10 1/2"; paper size: 20" x 13 1/8"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "En Memoria A
los Martires." Black, silver and red (from paper) silk screen. Image of
a black flower arrangement. Silver text below this image reads; "En
Memoria A los Martires" and with a silver border, "Non Intervention
in Nicaragua - N.I.N. 'Guerra Popular Prolongada" - Film Chicheros del
Chipote - Música Oradores $2.00 Informacion Comida Gran Rifa Saturday Abril 14
1979 7 a 10 pm Mission Cultural Center 2888 Mission San Francisco."
There are two pin holes one at the top two corners. Retrieved 8/94.
41. Artist Unknown, February
Calendar; 1974; silkscreen; image size: 21 1/2" x 16" x ; paper
size: 23" x 17 1/2"
unknown; unsigned ; chopmark: located in the lower right hand corner reads:
"La Raza Silk Screen Center, SF, CA, 74".
Comments/Description: February calendar. The image is a stylized
Aztec. Colors: red, black and white.
located in the lower right hand corner reads: "La Raza Silk Screen Center,
SF, CA, 74"
42. Artist Unknown, Festival
of Life, Announcement Poster for; 1978; silkscreen; image size:
22" x 16"; paper size: 24 1/8" x 17 7/8"
unsigned
Comments/Description: Black and white image of a female's
profiled face looking down. Top portion of poster is orange with letters in
black reading "Ethnic Arts Collective Festival of Life." Majority of
background is yellow and black text reading "April 28-29, 1978/ San
Francisco Arts Institute."
Number of Prints: 1
43. Artist Unknown, Francisco
Aguabella, Announcement Poster for; 1985; Mission Grafica, San
Francisco, CA, Medium/Paper: silkscreen; image size: 15 3/4" x 26
1/2"; paper size: 17 1/2" x 28"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Zoetrope
Studios & Cesar Ascarrunz Present: A Tribute To Master Latin Percussionist
Francisco Aguabella, featuring: Francisco Aguabella's Afro-Cuban Orchestra;
plus, Francisco Aguabella's Latin Jazz Septet; and Cesar's Latin All-Stars,
plus Special Guests, Carlos Santana, Armando Peraza, M.C. Bill Graham, Friday
& Saturday, October 25 & 26, 1985, 9:30 pm on...(415) 762-Bass."
The image is a photosilkscreen of Francisco Aguabella. Colors: blue, black,
white, gold and red. There are two clear GDLR stickers attached to the top
corners.
44. Artist Unknown, Free All
Political Prisoners, Announcement Poster for; ca. 1969-1972; Los
Angeles, CA, Medium/Paper: silkscreen and markers; image size: 20 1/2" x
15 5/8"; paper size: 22 5/8" x 17 3/4"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Free All
Political Prisoners." Image of Carlos Montes raising his fist behind
bars. Green text reads, "Free [/] All [/] Political [/] Prisoners [/]
Libertad Para [/] Carlos Montes [/] Justice For Carlos Montes Committee [/]
P.O. Box 7093 L.A. CAL. 90022." Retrieved 8/94.
45. Artist Unknown, Las
Fuerzas Vivas, Announcement Poster for; 1976; silkscreen; image size:
27 3/8" x 17 3/4"; paper size: 29 7/8" x 19 7/8"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Las Fuerzas
Vivas. Film Mexicano en
colores, direccion: Luis Alcoriza con: David Reynoso, Lola Beltran." Big black silhouette of a Mexican soldier wearing a
big hat and a banner with the colors of the Mexican flag across his chest. At
the bottom right corner of the image there is an inscription in white: "a
76". From the GDLR collection of Cuban posters.
46. Artist Unknown, Grrr.!!!
Y Galería de la Raza, Announcement Poster for; ca. 1990; silkscreen;
image size: 23 5/8" x 18"; paper size: 26 2/8" x 20"
unknown; unsigned.
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Grrr.!!! Y
Galería de la Raza." Comic-like image of a young woman with long black
hair who is holding a gun. On the top area, it reads: "Monos, Instalacion,
Grafic, Serigraphies, / Grafica, Serigrafias, Installation, Cartoons."
Inside image area, red type reads: "Un Rincon Cerca del Cielo...... / A
Corner Nex [sic] To Heaven..... / ...O, La Pesadilla Efimera / de la
Historieta Mexicana. / ...Or, the Ephemeral Nightmare / Of The Mecican [sic]
Comic Book. / ..O. . . . / Or. . . ." A red button reads: "1990 / Mar
23-21 Abr."
47. Artist Unknown, Grupo
Tribu: Musica Popular Mexicana, Announcement Poster for; n.d.; Mission
Grafica, San Francisco, CA, Medium/Paper: silkscreen; image size: 22" x
15 1/4"; paper size: 23" x 16 1/8"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Mission
Cultural Center Productions presents Grupo Tribu: Musica Popular Mexicana. . .
.2868 Mission Street, San Francisco / $5.00 donation." Image of the five
members of the band playing musical instruments on stone wall against a purple-violet
and gray background.
48. Artist Unknown, Images of
the American Indian Movement, Announcement Poster for; ca. 1983; Mission
Grafica, San Francisco, CA, Medium/Paper: silkscreen; image size: 22" x
16 1/2"; paper size: 23 1/8" x 17 1/2"
unknown ; unsigned; chopmark: located on bottom center, it reads:
"Galeria De La Raza / 2851 24th St. (Bryant St.) / SF, CA. 94110 / (415)
826-8009.".
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Images of
the American Indian Movement." "A Photo Documentary / by Michelle
Vignes & Michel Dubois / January 23rd Thru February 19, 1983."
Portrait of the American Indian Movement leader Dennis Banks by Michelle
Vignes. Below image area, it reads: "Defending your people's rights doesn't
make / you a criminal."
Number of Prints: 2
located on bottom center, it reads: "Galeria De La Raza / 2851 24th St.
(Bryant St.) / SF, CA. 94110 / (415) 826-8009."
49. Artist Unknown, Independence
for Puerto Rico, Announcement Poster for; n.d.; silkscreen on crimson
cardstock ; image size: 21 5/8" x 15 1/2"; paper size: 23" x
17 1/2"
unknown; unsigned; chopmark: located in brown ink at the bottom of image, it
reads: "Gonna Rise Again Graphics".
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Independence
For Puerto Rico." The background is the Puerto Rican flag whose white
star is a cut-out shape showing a people of different ages and a woman who is
coming out of the star. She is rising her fist as in a revolutionary gesture.
On the top of the image, white lettering reads: "Demonstrate for July
4th."
located in brown ink at the bottom of image, it reads: "Gonna Rise Again
Graphics"
50. Artist Unknown, Inter-Art
Extravaganza, Announcement Poster for; ca. 1982; silkscreen on crimson
cardstock ; image size: 20 1/4" x 13 1/8"; paper size: 22
1/8" x 14"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Fashion Moda
West Presents / Inter-Art Extravaganza / Sunday, August 22, 1982 / 2 p.m. til
Midnight. . . . Co-sponsored by: / The Farm, S.F. Art Institute, National
Endowment for the Arts, Galeria de la Raza / and The Andrew Mellon
Foundation." Black lettering on a crimson background indicates times, and
dates for several events. Three outlined stars surround the lettering in the
upper section of the print.
51. Artist Unknown, January
Calendar; ca. 1973; silkscreen; image size: 21" x 15"; paper
size: 23" x 17 3/4"
unknown; unsigned; chopmark: "La Raza Silk Screen Center , SF, CA
74" located in the lower right hand corner.
Comments/Description: January calendar. The image is an Aztec
warrior. Black type to the left of the warrior reads: "The death, which
our Fathers, Brothers, and sons met, was not because, they owned anything, nor
for stealing, or lying, it was for the honor, of our country, and nation, and
for the valor, of, our Mexican Empire." Colors: brown, white, black, blue
and red.
"La Raza Silk Screen Center, SF, CA 74" located in the lower right
hand corner
52. Artist Unknown, January
Calendar; n.d.; silkscreen; image size: 22 3/4" x 16 1/2"; paper
size: 24" x 18"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: January calendar. Text in Spanish. Image
of a table top with a pot full of corn cobs, a bowl of tamales, a mortar and
pestle, garlic, red peppers, corn with husks hovering above on the top left,
and the Virgin Mary floating over the table blessing its food. Retrieved 8/94.
53. Artist Unknown, Japanese
Art & Media Workshop, Announcement Poster for; n.d.; silkscreen;
image size: 23 1/4" x 17 3/8"; paper size: 28 1/2" x 22
5/8"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Japanese Art
& Media Workshop." Stylized image of what seems to be a woman making
a shelter with her hands inside of which it reads: "Come". The
color is a combination of white, yellow, red, purple and dotted orange
gradations. There are vertical banners with telephone no., address and title
of workshop at each side of the main figure. There is a border at the bottom of
the print which reads: "Photography, Graphics, Silkscreen, Videotape,
Writing."
54. Artist Unknown, July
Calendar; n.d.; silkscreen; image size: 22 3/8" x 15 7/8"; paper
size: 24" x 18"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: July calendar for 1978. The image of
diminishing rectangles. The outside rectangle is red-brown and the smallest
rectangle is yellow. Black text below the image reads, "Domingo, Lunes,
Martes, Miercoles, Jueves, Viernes, Sabado." There are two holes on the
upper margin. Retrieved 8/94.
55. Artist Unknown, July
Calendar; n.d.; silkscreen; image size: 17 1/2" x 23 1/8"; paper
size: 17 1/2" x 23 1/8"
unknown; unsigned ; chopmark: located in the lower right hand corner in ink it
reads:"La Raza Silk Screen Center, place and date [illegible]" .
Comments/Description: July calendar. There are two couples in a
bar/dancing club. The couple in the foreground is dancing on a red tiled
floor. The man is wearing a black vest, black "mariachi" trousers,
and is playing "castańuelas". The woman is wearing a long
dress, a laced veil or "mantilla", and a "peineta". The
couple in the background are looking at each other. Colors: venetian red,
blue, yellow, black, and white.
located in the lower right hand corner in ink it reads:"La Raza Silk
Screen Center, place and date [illegible]"
56. Artist Unknown, June
Calendar; ca. 1974; silkscreen; image size: 15 3/4" x 19 3/4";
paper size: 17 1/2" x 23"
unknown; unsigned; chopmark: located in the lower right hand corner it reads:
"La Raza Silk Screen Center, SF, CA 74".
Comments/Description: Junio calendar. The image is of an Mayan
prince or king in consultation. Colors: lime green, brown, black and white.
located in the lower right hand corner it reads: "La Raza Silk Screen
Center, SF, CA 74"
57. Artist Unknown, Libre!;
n.d.; silkscreen; image size: 16 1/4" x 11 1/4"; paper size: 22
1/4" x 17 1/4"
unknown; unsigned; chopmark: located in red marker along the right edge of
print it reads: "Taller Urayoán, SF, CA.".
Comments/Description: Image of the Puerto Rican flag with the
silhouetted fade-out portrait of Lolita Lebrón. Underneath the image text
reads: "Libre!"
located in red marker along the right edge of print it reads: "Taller
Urayoán, SF, CA."
58. Artist Unknown, The
Longest Walk, Announcement Poster for; 1978; silkscreen; image size: 18
5/8" x 13 1/2"; paper size: 22 1/2" x 17 1/2"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "The Longest
Walk." Brown and beige (from paper) image of a woman. She is alone on a
desert landscape. Brown text below the image reads, "The Longest Walk [/]
July 15, 1978." Retrieved 8/94.
Number of Prints: 2
59. Artist Unknown, A Los 46
Años de Su Muerte Sandino Vive!!, Announcement Poster for; 1980; Mission
Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA, Medium/Paper: silkscreen; image size: 22
1/4" x 15 1/4"; paper size: 22 1/4" x 15 1/4"
unknown; unsigned; chopmark: located in the lower right corner it reads:
"MCC Graphics/80".
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "A Los 46
Años de Su Muerte Sandino Vive!!" Dotted portrait of A.C. Sandino with a
hat covering his eyes. Underneath it orange lettering reads: "A Political
Cultural Event / with speakers, a new documentary film, revolucionary [sic]
poetry, music & food /Jueves/Thursday. . . .¡Patria Libre O Morir!"
located in the lower right corner it reads: "MCC Graphics/80"
60. Artist Unknown, Lucio
Cabañas Assassinated; ca. 1974; silkscreen; image size: 26" x 20
1/8" ; paper size: 28" x 21"
unsigned
Comments/Description: Outlined image of Mexican
schoolteacher-turned-guerrilla-insurgent Lucío Cabañas' head on the ground with
red background framing him to symbolize his blood. Lettering is in white bold
letters.
Number of Prints: 1
61. Artist Unknown, March
Calendar; ca. 1974; silkscreen; image size: 21" x 16 1/2"; paper
size: 23" x 17 1/2"
unknown; unsigned; chopmark: Located in the lower right hand corner it reads:
"La Raza Silk Screen Center, SF, CA, 74".
Comments/Description: March calendar. The image is a red,
turquoise and gold Native American shield. The background is black.
Located in the lower right hand corner it reads: "La Raza Silk Screen
Center, SF, CA, 74"
62. Artist Unknown, March
Calendar; n.d.; silkscreen; image size: 23 5/8" x 19"; paper
size: 26 1/8" x 20"
unsigned
Comments/Description: March calendar with cartoon image of
desert scene with yellow background.
Number of Prints: 1
63. Artist Unknown, Marcha
Contra la Migra, Announcement Poster for; n.d.; silkscreen; image size:
20 1/2" x 15 3/8"; paper size: 23" x 17 3/8"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Marcha
Contra la Migra. . . .Un daño contra uno es un daño contra todos. Image of a
large group of workers in a demonstration holding big banners with the text:
'Somos un pueblo Mexican Chicano.'" Underneath the image, printed text
describes the itinerary and schedules. In the bottom part of the print are a
workers' symbol, the acronym C.A.S.A., and a triangle symbol with the Aztec
eagle inside. The print is smeared and faded-out in some areas.
64. Artist Unknown, May
Calendar; ca. 1974; silkscreen; image size: 16 1/2" x 21 1/2";
paper size: 17 1/2" x 23"
unknown; unsigned; chopmark: Located in the lower right hand corner it reads:
"La Raza Silk Screen Center, SF, CA".
Comments/Description: May calendar. Black type next to an
image of A.C. Sandino holding a rifle on a Nicaraguan flag background reads:
"La soberania de los pueblos no se discute...Se defiende con las armas y
cesando de existir que mi obedie[n]cia se ordene con tales condiciones de
revolucion Nicaragua 1927-1934. La guerrilla Latinoamericana triu[n]fante
contra el imperialismo yanqui. Cesar Augusto
Sandino."
Located in the lower right hand corner it reads: "La Raza Silk Screen
Center, SF, CA"
65. Artist Unknown, Misifuz;
1978; silkscreen; image size: 22" x 17 1/8"; paper size: 26
1/8" x 20"
24/25; signed. Inscription in pencil below image area reads: "24/25,
Misifuz, 7/78, signature [illegible]"
Comments/Description: A silhouetted black cat with yellow eyes
in a grass field is looking at the viewer. There is a yellow moon or sun in
the white background.
66. Artist Unknown, Mission
Cultural Center Galeria Museo, Announcement Poster for; ca. 1979;
silkscreen; image size: 21" x 14 1/4"; paper size: 21" x 14
1/4"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Mission
Cultural Center Galeria Museo." Green and blue leaves work together with
orange text to produce a visually active silkscreen. Text reads, "Mission
Cultural Center Galeria Museo Presents Janet Delaney Color Photographs Rudy
Leal Watercolors April 4-May 12, 1979 2868 Mission Street San Franciso,
California." Retrieved 8/94.
67. Artist Unknown, Mission
Media Arts, Announcement Poster for; ca. 1971; silkscreen; image size:
25 5/8" x 14 1/2"; paper size: 28" x 22"
unsigned
Comments/Description: Image is of a street sign of Mission and
24th St encircled with orange sky. Circle surrounded by blue border that
frames the picture. Also, in blue letters reads "A series of television
shows made for and by 3rd World People Monday Nights 8:30 Channel 9, May
8". Background is purple.
Number of Prints: 1
68. Artist Unknown, Nephtali
de Leon, Announcement Poster for; n.d.; silkscreen; image size:
23" x 17 1/2"; paper size: 23" 17 1/2"
unsigned
Comments/Description: Image of Nephatli de Leon off-centered to
the right of poster. Background is white, all letters in purple, including
title. Text includes books published, date, and time of event. Near bottom of
poster reads "Chicano Cultural Center, 2536 Channing Way Bldg F,
Berkeley."
Number of Prints: 1
69. Artist Unknown, Nicaragua
Patria Libre o Morir!!!, Announcement Poster for; n.d.; silkscreen;
image size: 17 1/4" x 12 5/8"; paper size: 18 7/8" x 14
1/2"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Nat'l
Lawyers Guild Film Series Presents: Nicaragua Patria Libre O Morir!!!,
Documentary Film on the Frente Sandinista De Liberacion Nacional. . . .
Nicaraguan Peoples Solidarity Committee, P.O. Box 11395, Fresno, CA
93773." The image is a group of FSLN soldiers in green uniforms holding guns.
The back of this print presents designs of squares and circles in yellow and
orange colors.
Number of Prints: 2
70. Artist Unknown, Noche
Tropical, Announcement Poster for; 1973; silkscreen; image size:
16" x 21 1/4"; paper size: 17 1/2" x 23 1/8"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Noche
Tropical Musica de: Salsa Caliente Orquesta Pacifica And Special Guests. . .
.Tickets available at Bass." Image of a starry night with a huge yellow
moon with human face and a palm tree by its side. The sky has some crimson
stars and small yellow moons. The lettering is crimson and red.
Number of Prints: 2
71. Artist Unknown, November
Calendar; ca. 1974; silkscreen; image size: 16 1/2" x 15"; paper
size: 23 1/8" x 17 1/2"
unknown; unsigned ; chopmark: in ink located on the bottom right of the paper
reads: "La Raza Silk Screen Center, S.F., CA., year [illegible]".
Comments/Description: November calendar. Two hands are holding
a red Aztec eagle against a black background.
in ink located on the bottom right of the paper reads: "La Raza Silk
Screen Center, S.F., CA., year [illegible]"
72. Artist Unknown, October
Calendar; 1974; silkscreen; image size: 16 1/2" x 15"; paper
size: 23" x 17 1/2"
unknown; unsigned ; chopmark: located at the bottom, on the right hand side,
in black ink, it reads: "La Raza Silk Screen Center, S.F., CA,
74.".
Comments/Description: October calendar. Image of Fidel Castro.
In the background, there is the Cuban flag. Colors: red, blue, white, and
black.
located at the bottom, on the right hand side, in black ink, it reads: "La
Raza Silk Screen Center, S.F., CA, 74."
73. Artist Unknown, La Otra
Onda; ca. 1982; Mission Grafica, San Francisco, CA, Medium/Paper:
silkscreen; image size: 21 1/2" x 16 1/2"; paper size: 22' x
17"
unsigned
Comments/Description: Photo of two individuals facing the viewer
and two with their backs toward the audience. They display their jackets that
reads "Las Sueños S.F." Color of poster is blue-gray with text in
black reading "La Otra Onda, a photographic exhibition on youth from the
Mission District in San Francisco April 2-April 30, 1982, opening reception
Friday April 2, 7:00 pm, YMCA Humboldt park Cultural Arts Center 3208 West North
Ave., Chicago Illinois." Based on a photograph by Joe Ramos.
Number of Prints: 1
74. Artist Unknown, Para los
Niños Benefit For Guatemalan Children, Announcement Poster for; n.d.;
silkscreen; image size: 29 5/8" x 17 1/8"; paper size: 30" x
18 1/8"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Para los
Niños Benefit For Guatemalan Children. . . .Third World 3520 20th ST -ID
Required-". A symmetrical figure of quetzals in green and red on a yellow
background. Above the birds, another symmetrical shape resembles a human
profile that converges on the top of an ear of corn. The lettering and the
image itself is yellow, red, green, and blue.
75. Artist Unknown, Pasion y
Prision de Lolita Lebron, Announcement Poster for; ca. 1979; La Raza
Graphics, San Francisco, Medium/Paper: silkscreen; image size: 21 7/8" x
16 7/8"; paper size: 22 1/2" x 17 5/8"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: Silkscreen poster depicts a group of
performers on a stage. One of them holds a flag. Above this group are two
photosilkscreened images of Lolita Lebrón, the one on the left being a reverse
of the one on the right and featuring jailbars, a lock, and a U.S. flag over
her face. Text reads
"Pasion y Prision de Lolita Lebron Presentacion de Teatro Latino del
Centro Cultural De La Mision De vuelta de una exitosa gira por Mexico Jueves 7
de Febrero 8 P.M. - $3.00 Centro Cultural De La Mision 2868 Mission Street,
S.F." The poster is printed in black ink on white paper. [Addendum: 5 March 1996, Linda Lucero identified this
print as one made at La Raza Graphics.]
76. Artist Unknown, Pasión y
Prisión de Lolita Lebrón, Announcement Poster for; ca. 1979; La Raza
Graphics, San Francisco, Medium/Paper: silkscreen; image size: 21 7/8" x
16 7/8"; paper size: 22 1/2" x 17 5/8"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Pasión Y
Prisión de Lolita Lebrón. A benefit performance for the people of Vieques
Puerto Rico by Teatro Latino. . . .A musical Documenteatro written and directed
by Carlos Barón Music by Javier Pacheco." Image of Lolita Lebrón
machine-sewing the Puerto Rican flag and merging with the black background.
[Addendum: 5 March 1996, Linda Lucero identified this print as one made at La
Raza Graphics.]
77. Artist Unknown, Pick a
Pocket for Nicaragua, Announcement Poster for; 1985; Mission Grafica,
San Francisco, CA, Medium/Paper: cardboard with a fold-out cardboard stand
affixed at the back; image size: 26 7/8" x 21"; paper size:
28" x 22"
unknown; unsigned; chopmark: located in the lower right hand corner in ink it
reads: "Mission Grafica 85".
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Pick A
Pocket For Nicaragua." Portrait of a man wearing a hat and a light green
shirt. Colors: red, green, black, white. On the lower right corner, black
lettering reads: "This poster is produced by Friends Of Nicaraguan Culture
/ For more information, contact us at / 1390 Market Street, Suite 908 / San
Francisco, CA 94102 / 415-561-9060."
located in the lower right hand corner in ink it reads: "Mission Grafica
85"
78. Artist Unknown, Poetry
from the Hearts of the Americas, Announcement Poster for; n.d.; Mission
Grafica, San Francisco, CA, Medium/Paper: silkscreen; image size: 22
1/4" x 16"; paper size: 23" x 17 5/8"
unsigned
Comments/Description: Principal image is a street sign of the
corner between Mission and 24th St. Image above contains the tops of palm
trees with the image below of a night scene with strings of lights adorning the
street. Near bottom of street in red letters reads "Cafe la Boheme 3318
24th St, San Francisco, CA." Included is also a list of poets and dates
they will be performing.
Number of Prints: 1
79. Artist Unknown, Programa
Para el Mes de Mayo * Program For May, Announcement Poster for; 1978;
woodblock?; image size: 15" x 20 3/8"; paper size: 17 5/8" x
23 1/4"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Programa
Para el Mes de Mayo * Program For May /Centro Cultural de la Misión 2868
Mission St. San Francisco / Los Mascarones: "Historia de Las Posadas"
nueva obra teatral, dos horas, 5 de Mayo 7:00 p.m. admisión $2.00 / Gabino
Palomares: Revelación musical y poetica de la Cancion Politica Latinoamericana
dia 19 a las 8:00 p.m. $2.00" Very dark image of a campesino and a group
of men carrying burning torches. Los Mascarones were a theatre group from
Cuernavaca, Mexico.
80. Artist Unknown, Promises,
Promises; n.d.; silkscreen; image size: 28 1/4" x 22"; paper
size: 28 5/8" x 22 5/8"
unsigned
Comments/Description: A blue human silhouette with one hand
raised in the air dominates the poster. In the background are two farm workers
pulling crops and a skyline of industrial horizon. At the top of the poster is
a mouth with "promises" at both sides. Main colors are blue, red,
and yellow.
Number of Prints: 1
81. Artist Unknown, Puerto
Rico, Announcement Poster for; 1975; silkscreen; image size: 28" x
18 1/8"; paper size: 30" x 20"
unknown; signed. Inscription in white within the image on the bottom left
corner reads: "A 75"
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Puerto
Rico." Image of a man's torso; across his chest is the United States
flag; there is a black rift across its stars. The background is black. Yellow
text at the top of the print reads, "Film Cubano Direccion: Fernando Perez
/ Jesus Diaz Con la Colaboracion del [/] Grupo Tirabuzon Rojo de Puerto Rico
[/] Puerto Rico." There is a wrinkle on the bottom left corner. This print
is from the GDLR collection of Cuban posters.
82. Artist Unknown, La Raza
Law Students-Hastings Benefit Dance, Announcement Poster for; ca. 1977;
silkscreen; image size: 21 1/2" x 16 1/4"; paper size: 23" x
17 1/2"
unknown; unsigned; chopmark: in ink located at the bottom right corner it
reads: "La Raza Silkscreen Center '77".
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "La Raza Law
Students-Hastings Benefit Dance for the recruiment of Raza into Legal
profession." On a tri-colored background with green yellow and lavender
there are two enlarged legs coming from opposite corners of the image-frame and
meeting at the bottom center of the picture. The image resembles a dance step
where the man is dressing in black and the woman is wearing high heel shoes.
in ink located at the bottom right corner it reads: "La Raza Silkscreen
Center '77"
83. Artist Unknown, Rhodessa
Jones & Idris Ackamoor With Jon Greene, Announcement Poster for;
n.d.; silkscreen; image size: 22 3/4" x 16"; paper size: 23
1/8" x 16 1/4"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Rhodessa
Jones & Idris Ackamoor / with Jon Greene. . . .New Performance Gallery /
3153, 17th Street, S.F." Photo-silkscreen of two black women--the one
standing and staring at the viewer is wearing a dress with a panther-skin-like
design. The other one is wearing a hat and playing a musical instrument that
looks like an electric keyboard. Colors: ochre, blue and white. Photo by L.
Capperell.
84. Artist Unknown, Rivera,
Orozco, Siquieros, Announcement Poster for; 1973; Royal Chicano Air
Force, Sacramento, CA, Medium/Paper: silkscreen; image size: 24 1/4" x
14 1/4"; paper size: 26" x 20"
unsigned
Comments/Description: Line drawing in red of a Chicano looking
upward. He wears a beret reading "RCAF." There are a maguey plant
and a nopal cactus in the foreground and mountains in the background. At the
bottom of poster in red letters reads "Original Drawings and Prints by
Mexican Revolutionary Muralists, Opening Oct 12th to Nove 1, 1973; Main Art
Gallery California State University Sacramento Daily 10 am to 7pm Monday thru
Friday."
Number of Prints: 1
85. Artist Unknown, September
Calendar; ca. 1974; silkscreen; image size: 15 3/4" x 17 1/2";
paper size: 17 1/2" x 23"
unknown; unsigned; chopmark: none.
Comments/Description: September calendar. Image of a woman
playing flute with the mountains as background. At the bottom right of the
image, in brown ink, are the verses of the poem Oh amigos, os ando buscando
(known as A Beautiful Song Resounds in English) by Aztec poet Xayacamach
of Tizatlan: "Who am I / As a bird I fly above / sing of flowers / I
compose songs / butterflies of songs / Let them burst forth / from my soul! /
Let my heart be delighted / with them."
none
86. Artist Unknown, September
Calendar; 1978; silkscreen; image size: 23" x 17"; paper size:
24" x 18"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: September calendar. Text in Spanish.
Image of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla holding a chain. Retrieved 8/94.
87. Artist Unknown, Short
Eyes, Announcement Poster for; n.d.; silkscreen; image size: 21
1/2" x 16"; paper size: 23" x 17 1/2"
unknown; unsigned; chopmark: "RCAF" in brown ink on the bottom
right.
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Short
Eyes". Image in brown and silver with pink text at the top left. A
person's hands are clutching the bars of his/her cell. Image of a metal frame
and screws surround the composition. Pink text reads: "The Theatre Guild
Of San Francisco Presents--Short Eyes." The brown text below the hand
reads: "by Miguel Piñero--Winner, Best Play 1974, NY, Critics Circle
Award--7 Weeks Only--Oct 13 Nov 25--Tuesday-Saturday 8:00 PM, Sunday
7:30--Victoria Theatre 863-7576--2961 16th Street Near Mission--General
Admission $6.00--Pas Voucher Accepted--Seniors & Students $3.50--Tickets
Available At All Major Agencies & Hotels." Retrieved 8/94.
"RCAF" in brown ink on the bottom right
88. Artist Unknown, Simon
Bolivar, Announcement Poster for; 1984; Mission Grafica, San Francisco,
CA, Medium/Paper: silkscreen; image size: 22 1/8" x 16 1/2"; paper
size: 23 1/4" x 17 1/2"
unsigned
Comments/Description: Picture of a statue of Simón Bolívar on a
horse. In the background is a map of South America with Panama, Venezuela,
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia highlighted. Background color is a
gradient of blue. To lower right side of poster in black letters reads
"Dedication of the Statue Honoring Simon Bolivar, a Gift from Venezuela to
the People of San Francisco." This is also translated into Spanish. In
red letters at very bottom is the time, date, and place.
Number of Prints: 2
89. Artist Unknown, Smashuraniumpolicestates!;
n.d.; silkscreen; image size: 19" x 28 1/2"; paper size:
20" x 29 7/8"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: Image of a violent fight between the
police and a group of demostrators. There are several flags in the scene, one
with patterns in black and red, with the anarchist symbol, and one with the
hazardous waste symbol and a skull in the center. Text within the image reads,
"Smashuraniumpolicestates." From the GDLR collection of Austalian
posters.
90. Artist Unknown, Stiletto
and Uncle Bob's Band, Announcement Poster for; n.d.; silkscreen; image
size: 22 3/8 x" 17 1/2"; paper size: 22 7/8" x 18"
unsigned
Comments/Description: A black rain boot with "Attended
Cloakroom/Bring your own Bricka Bracka" in the center of the image.
Assorted images around boot: girl at top right, lawnmower at left, picnic
table, etc. yellow and white text read "dance." Background color
gradient from light blue to green. Infomative text in black at the bottom.
Text reads: Sat. 30th Oct. 8 pm. at Uni. Settlement 17 Edward St. Chippendale.
From the GDLR collection of Australian posters.
Number of Prints: 1
91. Artist Unknown, Teatro de
Marionetas de Samuel Contreras & His Puppets, Announcement Poster for;
n.d.; silkscreen; image size: 25" x 16"; paper size: 26
1/4" x 17 1/2"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Teatro Gusto
presents Teatro de Marionetas de Samuel Contreras & his puppets
Directamente de Veracruz, Mexico. . . .Teatro Gusto is the resident theater of
Mission Neighborhood Center and is a member of TENAZ and the People's Theatre
Coalition." Two hands manipulating marionette strings from which the
glitter letters are hanging against a yellow background. The lettering is a
gradation of red and purple and is enhanced by the glitter. Beneath the image,
a glued blue piece of paper describes dates and times for the different shows.
92. Artist Unknown, Theatre
Flamenco, Announcement Poster for; n.d.; silkscreen; image size: 11
1/4" x 15 1/2"; paper size: 13" x 20"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Theatre
Flamenco." Red image of a flamenco dancer. Below the image in black and
red text reads, "Theatre Flamenco World Premiere of 'Tonadas' Music:
Joaquin Non-Culmell Choreography: Adela Clara & Miguel Santos Piano: Marta
Bracchi-LeRoux Victoria Theatre, 2961 - 16th St. At Mission, SF April 26, 27,
28, May 4, 5 8:00pm April 29 2:00pm Bass, Macy's, Emporium, Capwell's & PAS
Group Discounts, MasterCharge, Visa, 431-6521." Retrieved 8/94.
93. Artist Unknown, Third
World Educational Advancement Center, San Francisco State University,
Announcement Poster for; n.d.; silkscreen on orange-colored paper; image
size: 24 1/4" x 17 7/8"; paper size: 26" x 20"
unknown; unsigned; chopmark: located at the bottom center of print reads:
"printed at Media Center" .
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Third World
Educational Advancement Center, San Francisco State University." Three
different views of the globe against a lighted torch on a red background. The
composition is framed by a circular shape on a blue background. Yellow, brown
and red lettering combine, as follows: "San Francisco State Student Union
/ an / Associated Student Program. . . .Graduate Schools accepting applications
now / come see us for information. . . .Thurs 9-5, Fri 9-3." Hand written
in green ink on back left corner reads: "Media Center -RQ".
located at the bottom center of print reads: "printed at Media
Center"
94. Artist Unknown, Thursday
Night, Announcement Poster for; n.d.; silkscreen; image size: 20
7/8" x 11 1/4"; paper size: 23" x 17 1/2"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Thursday
Night / June 1984, 7-9 pm, Free. . . .Kearny St. Workshop." Two open
packages of brown firecrackers. The blue and white packaging labels are torn
but one can read: "Thunder / Bomb / Caution." The backgound is
purple, yellow, salmon, and violet. Gray lettering describes dates and times
for different events.
95. Artist Unknown, (title
unknown); ca. 1974; silkscreen; image size: 21" x 16 7/8"; paper
size: 23" x 17 1/2"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: Cover for 1974 Calendars. A circular
composition showing a landscape of an Aztec pyramid, trees, a colonial style building,
mountains and industrial factories. A Chac Mool statue in the middle ground is
looking at the mountains. Colors: three stripes of blue, orange and yellow.
Black text below the image reads: "This calendar is an expression of the
various concepts, conciousness, and themes of the artists working at or
connected with La Raza Silkscreen Center. . . .artists: Miguel Ruiz, Sylvia
Rendon, Marta Hoyos Cunero (July), Pedro Gallegos, Javier Serrano, Silvia
Ledezma, Enna Nazario, Linda Lucero, Lucia Hernandez, Oscar Melara, Julio
Morales, y Roberto Armas. . .Art."
Number of Prints: 2
96. Artist Unknown, (title
unknown); 1986; silkscreen; image size: 25" x 17"; paper size:
28 1/2" x 20 1/2"
unknown; signed. Inscription in pencil below the image area reads: "86,
[illegible]"
Comments/Description: Red monochromatic gestures.
97. Artist Unknown, (title
unknown); n.d.; La Brocha del Valle, Fresno, CA, Medium/Paper: silkscreen;
image size: 15 3/4" x 19 1/4"; paper size: 17 3/4" x 22 5/8"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: Image of "Death" encouraging a
man to smoke angel dust. Blue text on the left side reads, "pushing angel
dust is a crime against the people and no court can pass judgement adequate
enough to make you pay for the loss of a youth's mind.... the people in their
quest for a better life have the right to stop those forces that threaten their
survival.." Retrieved 8/94.
98. Artist Unknown, (title
unknown); n.d.; Méchicano Art Center, Los Angeles, CA, Medium/Paper:
silkscreen; image size: 25 1/2" x 19 1/2"; paper size: 28
1/4" x 22 1/2"
unknown; unsigned ; chopmark: Stamped in the lower right hand corner it reads:
"Méchicano Art Center".
Comments/Description: The image is a caricature of a baseball player
running. Colors: fluorescent pink pants, fluorescent green shoes, white
t-shirt, brown skin and yellow background.
Stamped in the lower right hand corner it reads: "Méchicano Art
Center"
99. Artist Unknown, (title
unknown); n.d.; silkscreen; image size: 25 1/2" x 19 1/2"; paper
size: 28 1/2" x 22 1/2"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: The image is an interior. It could be a
stage set or an office building or living room. There are white geometric
walls, a gray background, and a large red couch.
100. Artist Unknown, (title
unknown); n.d.; Méchicano Art Center, Los Angeles, CA, Medium/Paper:
silkscreen; image size: 24 1/2" x 21 1/2"; paper size: 25
3/4" x 22 1/2"
unknown; unsigned; chopmark: Stamped in the lower right hand corner it reads:
"Méchicano Art Center".
Comments : The image is a dragon on a fluorescent orange starburst.
The background is black.
Stamped in the lower right hand corner it reads: "Méchicano Art
Center"
101. Artist Unknown, (title
unknown); n.d.; silkscreen on blue paper (different editions are on
different colors); image size: 22" x 17"; paper size: 30" x
23 1/2"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: Image of Frida Kahlo. Colors: orange and
yellow on a blue background.
102. Artist Unknown, (title
unknown); n.d.; silkscreen; image size: 25" x 19"; paper size:
26" x 20"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: Enlarged portrait of Lolita Lebrón
wearing a hot pink shirt on a blue background.
103. Artist Unknown, (title
unknown); n.d.; silkscreen; image size: 23 1/2" x 18"; paper
size: 25" x 18 7/8"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: Rendering of a portrait of Zapata in black
and lime green with a big hat and the bullets' belt across his chest. The print
has several marks of wrinkles and creases.
104. Artist Unknown, (title
unknown); n.d.; silkscreen; image size: 15 1/2" x 21 5/8"; paper
size: 17 1/2" x 23 1/8"
A.P.; signed. Inscription in pencil below image area reads: "A.P.,
signature [illegible]"
Comments/Description: Four pairs of a hare and perhaps a dog
alternating colors and positions in a striped background. At the bottom
corners of the print are a snails and a simplified design of a mouth with teeth
and a circle divided in four sections. Colors: light tan color and dark navy
blue.
105. Artist Unknown, (title
unknown); n.d.; silkscreen; image size: 24" x 18"; paper size:
24" x 18"
unsigned
Comments/Description: Image of a human skull overlayed with
blue/green color and geometric designs. Ears resemble dog ears. Background is
white.
Number of Prints: 1
106. Artist Unknown, (title
unknown); n.d.; silkscreen; image size: 24" x 18"; paper size:
24" x 18"
unsigned
Comments/Description: Various overlapping surrealistic images
make up the poster. The face of a baboon centers the poster. Above is
triptych panel image of boxes where one is being bit by a wild feline. Beneath
the baboon is a surreal image of a horse without skin and the rider hanging
on. To either sides of the poster are pictures of individuals.
Number of Prints: 1
107. Artist Unknown, (title
unknown) [En Cada Chicano Vive!] ; ca. 1980; silkscreen; image size:
17" x 23"; paper size: 19" x 25"
unknown; unsigned ; chopmark: on the lower right corner of image reads:
"78 Barrio" (?) [illegible].
Comments/Description: The image is a black and white ink drawing
of a male figure holding his head in a bottle. There is an open grave with a
cross that reads: "Joaquin Murieta, Aqui murio y resucito." Text
within the image reads, "En Cada Chicano Vive!" 4 1/2" tear on
left side 12 1/2" above the bottom; 2" tear on the right side 10
1/2" above the bottom; there is a tennis shoe mark on the top margin.
on the lower right corner of image reads: "78 Barrio" (?)
[illegible].
108. Artist Unknown, (title
unknown) [The Silent Majorities]; n.d.; silkscreen print on both sides on
blue colored paper; image size: 21" x 13"; paper size: 22
5/8" x 14 1/4"
unknown; unsigned; chopmark: none.
Comments/Description: Printed on both sides. On one side there
is an image of a athlete playing baseball in a crowded stadium. Light blue and
green lettering reads: "The U.S.A." Next to it there is an image of
a barbed wire fence with the inscription: "Vietnam." Colors: navy
blue and green. Text below the image reads, "The Silent
Majorities." Inscription in pencil below the image on the left corner
reads, "16-other side only." On the back side of the print there are
slightly different versions of the same images situated in the upper and lower
half of the print and colored in brown and ochre.
none
109. Artist Unknown, Traditional
Crafts of Mexico, Announcement Poster for; ca. 1982; silkscreen; image
size: 33" x 24"; paper size: 33" x 24"
unsigned
Comments/Description: Image on poster is of an indigenous
pictograph of a deer. Poster is pink and purple with text reading
"Traditional Crafts of Mexico Artesenías Tradicionales de México An
Exhibition at the de Saisset Museum April 20-June 13, 1982 University of Santa
Clara Santa Clara, California Poster donated by the California Commerce
Bank."
Number of Prints: 1
110. Artist Unknown, Tribute to
Cesar Chavez: 15th Annual Festival De Las Americas, Announcement Poster
for; ca. 1993; Mission Grafica, MCCLA, San Francisco, CA, Medium/Paper:
silkscreen; image size: 30 1/4" x 19"; paper size: 32 1/4" x
20 7/8"
unknown; unsigned; chopmark: "Mission Gráfica" within the image on
the lower right corner.
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Tribute to
Cesar Chavez: 15th Annual Festival De Las Americas." Image of a house
where four windows are framing groups of people. The groups are in silhoutte.
In front of the building, there is a corner sign which reads,
"Mission" and "24th St." Black text framed within a black
border below the house reads, "Produced By: MECA - Mission Economic
Cultural Association Sponsored By: 24th Street Merchants Association Funded In
Part By: Grants For The Arts." Below the image framed by two black
borders, black text reads, "Harrison Stage: Poncho Sanchez &
Orchestra Cheo Concepcion y Orquesta Tito Garcia Y Su Orquesta Internacional
UFW Speakers Salsa Dance Exhibition Passion N' Grace" and "Folsom
Stage: Franco Brothers and Orquesta Actualidad Mariano Tapia Y Los Matlachines,
30 Años Alvaro Torres Hampshire Stage: 24th Street Star Search." At the
very bottom there are six corporation logos: Bank of America, KIQI, AT &
T, America West Airlines, El Mensajero, and Budweiser." Retrieved 8/94.
"Mission Gráfica" within the image on the lower right corner
111. Artist Unknown, La Ultima
Cena, Announcement Poster for; ca. 1976; silkscreen; image size: 28
1/8" x 18"; paper size: 30" x 19 7/8"
unknown; unsigned
Comments/Description: Image of the Last Supper in black
and white (from paper) with Jesus Christ in hot pink and dark blue. The back
ground is black. White text at the top of the print reads, "La Ultima
Cena Film Cubano En Colores Direccion: T.G. Alea Con: Nelson Villagra."
There is one large rip at the bottom right corner, 2 1/4". This print is
from the GDLR collection of Cuban posters.
112. Artist Unknown, La Unidad
Es la Vida; Sin Ella, No Hay Vida; ca. late 1980's; silkscreen; image
size: 34 3/8" x 21 3/4"; paper size: 35" x 22 1/2"
unknown; unsigned.; chopmark: located on the right bottom corner of the image
area there is a pink triangle which contains a black spider.
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "La Unidad
Es la Vida; Sin Ella, No Hay Vida." Collage
with several images of people dressed in fluorescent colors. On the bottom, it
reads: "We put food on the table and clothing on people's backs / and do
the work most Americans don't want to do for / less money than Americans will
work for; and now / they want me to say I'm thankful because they're / giving
me amnesty, even though most of the people I / know won't get it. Just because
I'm legal all of a sudden / doesn't mean I'll forget those who aren't."
[Addendum: Identified by Center for the Study of Political Graphics as a print
made by Red Back Graphics (Australia), ca. late 1980s, 8/12/96.]
located on the right bottom corner of the image area there is a pink triangle
which contains a black spider
113. Artist Unknown, La Unidad
Es la Vida; Sin Ella, No Hay Vida; ca. late 1980's; silkscreen; image
size: 34 3/8" x 21 3/4"; paper size: 35" x 22 1/2"
unknown; unsigned; chopmark: located on left bottom corner inside image area,
there is a pink triangle which contains a black spider.
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "La Unidad
Es la Vida; Sin Ella, No Hay Vida." A
farmworker with a bandanna covering his nose and mouth, dressed in fluorescent
colors and wearing a cap with the Aztec eagle. On the top of the image, it reads:
"Organizar". [Addendum: Identified by Center for the Study of
Political Graphics as a print made by Red Back Graphics (Australia), ca. late
1980s, 8/12/96.]
located on left bottom corner inside image area, there is a pink triangle which
contains a black spider
114. Artist Unknown, Viva
Chavez, Viva Boyle, Announcement Poster for; n.d.; silkscreen; image
size: 23 1/8" x 14 5/8"; paper size: 23 1/8" x 14 5/8"
unknown; unsigned; chopmark: "RCAF" Aztec eagle located below image
area in red and green ink.
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Viva Chavez,
Viva Boyle. Vd. esta invitado. . . . 4:00 - Party at Boyle Hdq. 988
Valencia." Image of Cesar Chavez and Father Eugene Boyle in black and
white on a green background. Underneath the image, red lettering in Spanish
and English announces dates and times of the events. A green-red Aztec eagle
stands by the top letters. On the back of the print is a restaurant logo that
reads: "Cafe Potpourri."
"RCAF" Aztec eagle located below image area in red and green ink
115. Artist Unknown, Viva El
Salvador Libre!, Announcement Poster for; n.d.; silkscreen; image size:
21 7/8" x 16 7/8"; paper size: 23" x 17 3/4"
unknown; unsigned; chopmark: located in red ink below image area, it reads:
"Taller Urayoán".
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Viva El
Salvador Libre!" Three individuals--only their legs visible, stand around
a pool of blood where a yellow cap has been left. Lavender lettering reads:
"In El Salvador la guardia fires into crowds..."
located in red ink below image area, it reads: "Taller Urayoán"
116. Artist Unknown, Viva
Nicaragua Libre!, Announcement Poster for; n.d.; silkscreen; image
size: 21 3/4" x 16 7/8"; paper size: 22 1/2" x 17 1/2"
unknown; unsigned; chopmark: located below image area, in red ink it reads:
"Taller Urayoán".
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Viva
Nicaragua Libre!" A man wearing a green bandana on his mouth and a pink
scarf in his head is holding a gun. The man is staring at the viewer and
hiding himself. On a light pink background, brown-red lettering reads:
"Freedom doesn't come / like a bird on the wing..."
located below image area, in red ink it reads: "Taller Urayoán"
117. Artist Unknown, Willie
Colón USA Tour '85, Announcement Poster for; 1985; silkscreen; image
size: 18 3/4" x 25 3/4"; paper size: 19 1/4" x 26"
unknown; unsigned; chopmark: located on the image of Willie Colón it reads:
"Mission Gráfica 85".
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Willie Colón
USA Tour '85, in an exclusive Bay Area appearance, a benefit performance for
the Mission Cultural Center. This Halloween extravaganza will also feature:
Sabor, Conjunto Cespedes, Samba da Alegria, Friday, November 1, 8 p.m. - 2
a.m...821-1155." The image is a drawing of Willie Colón playing the
trumpet. Colors: black, orange and white.
located on the image of Willie Colón it reads: "Mission Gráfica 85"
118. Artist Unknown, Xmas
Festival Dance, Announcement Poster for; n.d.; silkscreen; image size:
24"x 18'; paper size: 25" x 18 1/2"
unsigned
Comments/Description: Images of an old fashion radio with
"Mental as Anything and Jack of Hearts" announcement. On top of the
radio are two picture frames with one reading "Election Party Dec
10th," and the other reading "donations welcome." In addition
to frames are two pink dogs. Text in pink and yellow reads "at the
Settlement; 17 Edward St. chippendale 698-3087; Xmas Festival Dance." In
small lettering near bottom of poster reads "Assisted by the Australia
Council Youth and Community Serviced 5th Sydney Council. Background is green.
From the GDLR collection of Australian posters.
Number of Prints: 1
119. Artistas De Aztlán, Raza
Beware; 1982; silkscreen; image size: 13" x 17"; paper
size: 14" x 19"
unknown; signed. Double inscription in ink inside image area reads: "Por
El Bato Loco qui qui" and "Artistas De Aztlán, copyright (c)
1982"
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Raza
Beware." Black and white image of two young women and a young man in
front of a wall where blue lettering reads: "Are you 10 to 20 years old /
do you wear: / pendletons, khakis, t-shirts, / counties, zoot suits. / Do you
live in a barrio / do you hang-out with / other homegirls and / homeboys like
yourself / If so you are being / labeled as a gang / member by police, / city +
state officials / schools + the public / in general / to them you are / a
criminal!! / For more info. write to the / "Committee Against the Labeling
/ and Monitoring of Raza Youth" / 20993 Foothill Blvd. Ste 323 / Hayward,
Califas 94541."
120. Avilez, Tomás "Sapo"; October
Calendar; 1978; La Brocha del Valle, Medium/Paper: silkscreen; image size:
23" x 17"; paper size: 24" x 18"
unknown; signed. Inscription in blue ink within the print reads: "(c)
Sapo, 78"
Comments/Description: October calendar. Text in Spanish.
Within the days of the month are the girls names: Gloria, Elena, Jessia. Image
of two picture frames hinged together. One picture (on the left) is a
washed-out portrait of two children and their mother. The other picture (on
the right) portrays a man with a hat, and he is standing in a field. Retrieved
8/94. Sapo was an artist with La Brocha del Valle.
121. Ayana, No Show,
Announcement Poster for; 1983; silkscreen; image size: 23" x 17
1/2"; paper size: 23" x 17 1/2"
signed (printed)
Comments/Description: Depiction of abstract geometric images
with "No Show" written many times. Background is black. Text in
silver reads "Galeria Museo-Dec 2-30, 1983." Title "No
Show" in large gray letters near bottom of poster.
Number of Prints: 1
122. Bachs, Eduardo Muñoz; El
Amigo Americano, Announcement Poster for ; 1979; silkscreen; image
size: 28" x 18"; paper size: 30" x 20"
unknown; signed. Inscription in black within the image on the lower left side
reads: "Bachs 79"
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "El Amigo
Americano." Image of a marker post; it is bleeding and there is a
cowboy's hat placed on top. The background is blue. The black text,
highlighted with green/grey, reads, "El Amigo Americano Film de la
Dirección: Wim Wenders R.F.A. En Colores Con: Bruno Ganz Dennis Hopper."
The print is from the GDLR collection of Cuban posters.
123. Bachs, Eduardo Muñoz; Asesino
Por Contrato, Announcement Poster for; 1979; silkscreen; image size:
28" x 18 1/8"; paper size: 30" x 19 7/8"
unknown; signed. Inscription within the image in black ink on the left side
and an inscription (hand written) within the image in purple ink on the lower
right side reads: "Bachs 79" and "Para los compańeros de
las galeria [sic] La Raza" con afecto de Bachs."
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Asesino Por
Contrato." Image of a man wearing a suit. He has many arms with hands
clutching pistols and one hand is holding a dagger. Text on the upper left
corner reads, "Film Italiano En Colores Asesino Por Contrato Direccion:
Romolo Guerrieri Con: David Janssen Philippe LeRoy Arthur Kennedy." This
print is from GDLR collection of Cuban posters.
124. Bachs, Eduardo Muñoz; Año
Internacional del Niño 1979, Announcement Poster for ; 1979; silkscreen;
image size: 28 1/16" x 18 1/8"; paper size: 30" x 20"
unknown; signed. Inscription within the image on the left bottom reads:
"Bachs 79"
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Año
Internacional del Niño 1979." Image of an infant leap frogging over a
multi-colored and multi-tiled globe. Clouds float around the earth and the background
is grey/blue. Black text below the image reads, "Año Internacional de
Niño 1979." Near the bottom right hand corner is a symbol that resembles
the League of Nations. This print is from the GDLR collection of Cuban
posters.
125. Bachs, Eduardo Muñoz; Bisturi
la Mafia Blanca, Announcement Poster for ; 1975; silkscreen; image
size: 28" x 18 1/8"; paper size: 30" x 19 7/8"
unknown; signed. Inscription in black ink within the print on the lower right
and an inscription in black ball point ink below the image reads: "Bachs
75" and "Bachs"
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Bisturi la
Mafia Blanca." An anatomical figure is the main image. There are dollar
signs marking the parts of the internal body. The background is white and
there is a red border that frames the image. There are a few blemishes at the
top right corner, and one small color dot at the bottom left corner. This
print is from the GDLR collection of Cuban posters.
126. Bachs, Eduardo Muñoz; El
Circo, Announcement Poster for ; 1975; silkscreen; image size: 28
1/4" x 18 1/8"; paper size: 30" x 20"
unknown; signed. Inscription in black ink within the print on the left side
and an inscription (hand written) in black ink within the print reads: "Bachs/75"
and "Para los compañeros de la galería La Raza: con afecto Bachs.
"
Comments/Description: Anouncement poster for "El
Circo." Image of a gentleman in the mouth of a lion. The background is
maroon. White large text and small red text reads, "El Circo" and
"Film Norteamericano Dir: Charles Chaplin Con: Charles Chaplin."
There are a few brown marks near the top right corner and bottom right corner.
This print is from the GDLR collection of Cuban posters.
127. Bachs, Consuelo; Un
Comisario Acusa, Announcement Poster for; 1975; silkscreen; image size:
28 1/16" x 17 7/8"; paper size: 30" x 20 1/16"
unknown; signed. Inscription in white within the image on the top left corner
and an inscription in black ball point below the image reads: "Bachs
75" and "Bachs"
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Un Comisario
Acusa." Image of a man with his mouth open and out from his mouth is a
hand firing a pistol. The puff of smoke made by the gun's explosion is black,
purple and yellow. The background is black. There are many creases and rips
to this print: on the bottom left corner, 1/12"; bottom margin, 1",
1 1/2", 3/4", 1/4", 1/4", 1/2", 1/2"; top middle,
1 1/2"; middle right margin, 1/2". White text on the right corner
reads, "Un Comisario Acusa Film Rumano En Colores Dirección: Sergiu
Nicolaesu Gheorghe Dinica Ion Besoiu." From the GDLR collection of Cuban
posters.
128. Bachs, Eduardo Muñoz; Los
Dias del Pasado, Announcement Poster for; 1979; silkscreen; image size:
27 7/8" x 17 3/4"; paper size: 29 3/4" x 19 7/8"
unknown; signed. Inscription in white within the print on the lower left side
reads: "Bachs 79"
Comments/Description: Announcement poster for "Los Dias del
Pasado." Image of a woman's head; her hair is multi-colored. Pearched
atop her