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Dolores Huerta
Through her example as a labor and civil rights leader, and her challenge to norms that restrict women's role in society, Huerta became an early symbol of female power for the Chicano and feminist movements.
Chicana artist Barbara Carrasco made this portrait in homage to Huerta. Carrasco became a supporter of the farm workers' movement in the 1970s and served for decades as a volunteer staff artist for the UFW. Carrasco, who considers Huerta her mentor and a close friend, explained her motivations for this portrait: "There are so many icons of men, and icons of women painted by men, that I wanted (as a woman) to create an iconic image of Huerta to recognize her as an equal of César Chávez and, historically, the most important negotiator for the United Farm Workers."
Barbara Carrasco (born 1955)
Silkscreen, 1999 |