Existing comment:
Lalo Alcaraz
born San Diego, California 1964
I Stand with Emma
2018
digital image
In February 2018, high school senior Emma González survived the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Days later, she gave an impassioned speech on live television, advocating for stronger gun control. Alcaraz digitally illustrated González's portrait after watching her televised address. He then posted it on his social media channels, asking people to distribute it online or download a high-resolution file from his website for personal printing. The image features "We Call B.S.," a line from González's speech. In the lower register, #guncontrolNOW and #standwiththekids add to the social media–centered trending tags used to lobby for solidarity and gun reform.
Gift of the artist, 2020.41 |