Title:
Death of a Farmworker
Creator/Contributor:
Schnorr, Michael, Artist
Creator/Contributor:
Yamagata, Susan, Artist
Date:
1979
Subject:
Agricultural laborers
Asian American art
Asian Americans
Chicana art
Chicanas
Chicano art
Chicanos
Death in art
Farm Workers
Mexican American art
Mexican Americans
Mural Art
Strikes and lockouts
Labor unions
San Diego (Calif.)
Zapata, Emiliano, 1879-1919
Note:
Mural on column #G-46, Chicano Park depicting a human hand, left, and an agricultural tool, right, both grabbing onto either
teeth of a gear or the rays of the sun. Between the human and the machine is the quote from Emiliano Zapata: "La Tierra es
de Quien La Trabaja Con Sus Propias Manos." These images are at the top of the column. Underneath are a mountain and a produce
truck driving toward the vanishing point on a field. Just under this is a strike scene that has resulted in the death of
a striker. Rufino Contrevas under this scene, a seemingly peaceful scene of cultivation. It is not truly peaceful because
the harvesters are chained to boxes containing produce. This mural shows deterioration. A fenced garden is in front of the
mural.
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Type:
35mm slide
Murals
Language:
English
Identifier:
CEMA 66
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