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Juan Fuentes
born Artesia, New Mexico 1950
January/February, from La Raza Graphic Center's 1983 Political Art Calendar
1982
screenprint on paper
Fuentes traveled to Cuba as part of the Venceremos Brigade, a group of leftist students from the United States who volunteered for agricultural and architectural projects. His time there made him aware of anti-colonial movements and exposed him to the work of Cuban artists who channeled political concerns into graphic posters that often featured multilingual text. A picture of 1970s Palestinian fighters he saw in a Cuban newspaper inspired this print, which includes the phrase "Long Live Palestine" in Arabic, Spanish, and English. Following the example of Cuban poster artists, Fuentes worked to raise awareness of global struggles at home.
Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2020.45.14 |