Wood engravings, 2006-2009
File — Drawer: 93, Folder: 2
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The collection includes wood engraving prints, events posters, mural stencils, and digital captures. Themes include land rights, political prisoners, government corruption, political violence, police brutality, violence against women, art exhibitions, nationalization of agriculture and oil.
A 2018 addition includes 19 prints on colored tissue paper banners strung together, reminiscent of papel picado or prayer flags. Many of the flags bear portraits of some of the 43 students missing since the 2014 mass kidnapping in Iguala, Guerrero. Others depict images of Emiliano Zapata and revolutionary symbols. This addition includes unprocessed items labeled "community tags."
A 2018 addition includes 19 prints on colored tissue paper banners strung together, reminiscent of papel picado or prayer flags. Many of the flags bear portraits of some of the 43 students missing since the 2014 mass kidnapping in Iguala, Guerrero. Others depict images of Emiliano Zapata and revolutionary symbols. This addition includes unprocessed items labeled "community tags."
Dates
- 2006-2009
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
Spanish
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
For access to the 5 mural stencils, contact the Pictorial Archivist.
For access to the 5 mural stencils, contact the Pictorial Archivist.
Extent
From the Collection: 695+ items (1 box, 3 folders, 1 unprocessed box) : Approximately 220 prints, 20 posters, 5 oversize mural stencils in 6 sections, 450 digital captures; uncounted ephemera
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451