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Luis C. González
born Mexico City, Mexico 1953
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
1976
screenprint on paper
Gift of Gilberto Cárdenas and Dolores García, 2019.51.51
González produced Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla for a 16th of September celebration of Mexican independence. The artist renders Hidalgo's name in the colors of the Mexican flag to further connect this independence fighter with the identity of the nation. This holiday was one of many Mexican-centered events that the Royal Chicano Air Force (RCAF) art collective promoted throughout Sacramento. They sold their prints at such events to support political causes and sustain community programming. |