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Amado M. Peña Jr.
born Laredo, Texas 1943
Aquellos que han muerto
1975
screenprint on paper
The wrongful death of twelve-year-old Santos Rodriguez in 1973 galvanized the Mexican American community of Dallas, Texas, and garnered national attention. The young boy was killed when a police officer tried to coerce a confession from him and his brother using Russian roulette. Peña's memorial print honors the boy and other victims of violence whose names appear beneath Rodriguez's bloodied face. The emotional toll of documenting this tragedy through his art ultimately led Peña to abandon civil rights–related subjects.
Gift of Amado M. Peña Sr. and Maria Peña, 1996.47.6 |