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Luis C. González
born Mexico City, Mexico 1953
Héctor D. González
born Chapala, Mexico 1945
Hasta La Victoria Siempre
1975
screenprint on paper
The González brothers' Hasta La Victoria Siempre combines eye-catching design, poetry, and international politics. The silhouetted figure holding a United Farm Workers flag quickly conveys support for the union. Typewritten letters in the background form "Viva la Huelga" (long live the strike), a rallying cry at UFW strikes, and "Viva la mañana" (long live tomorrow). Taking its title from a phrase associated with Che Guevara and the Cuban Revolution, the poster also functions as a concrete poem that elevates farmworkers' rights to an international struggle.
Gift of Tomás Ybarra-Frausto, 1995.50.23 |