[photo credit: The Huntington]
The 25-minute tours in Spanish and English feature 60 works by approximately 40 artists and collectives spanning the late 1960s to present. Angélica Becerra, the Huntington’s Bradford and Christine Mishler Associate Curator of American Art, notes: “Chicano printmakers have historically used posters and prints to address labor injustice, state violence, displacement and the struggle for belonging—issues that continue to resonate today.”
The exhibition explores five thematic sections: “Together We Fight” on labor organizing; “¡Guerra No!” on anti-war activism; “Violent Divisions” on state violence; “Rethinking América” on revisionist histories; and “Changemakers” on contemporary activism.
Christina Nielsen, the Hannah and Russel Kully Director of the Art Museum at The Huntington, highlighted: “After years of planning, we are pleased to present to our audiences ‘Radical Histories,’ which celebrates the artistry of Chicano printmakers whose works have served as strong voices for their communities and catalysts for social change.”
Bilingual Tours: “Radical Histories: Chicano Prints from the Smithsonian American Art Museum” will run on Saturdays, Jan. 31 from 1 to 2 p.m. at the MaryLou and George Boone Gallery, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino. For more information, call (626) 405-2100 or visit https://www.huntington.org/event/bilingual-tours-radical-histories-chicano-prints-smithsonian-american-art-museum. Ticket prices: Free with general admission (adult general admission ranges from $29 to $34; youth ages 4–11 range from $13 to $15; children under 4 and members admitted free).
