Title:
Bus Art/Bus Poster: "Welcome to America's Finest Tourist Plantation"--Installation Piece
Creator/Contributor:
Centro Cultural de la Raza, Organizer
Creator/Contributor:
Avalos, David, Artist
Creator/Contributor:
Hock, Louis, Artist
Creator/Contributor:
Sisco, Elizabeth, Artist
Date:
1988
Subject:
Arts--Censorship
Chicano art
Chicanos
Mexican American art
Mexican Americans
satire
Chicana art
Chicanas
Newspapers in art
transportation
Installations (Art)
Photography in art
San Diego (Calif.)
Note:
Slides document the mass media response to the poster, which commented on the plight of undocumented and low wage workers.
It was displayed on 100 San Diego Transit buses and resulted in controversy. The issues became complicated by the city's
refusal to name a convention center after Martin Luther King. This photo is of an installation based on the controversy.
Installation is set in a corner. On the left wall is the original artwork. On the right wall are statements and photos from
critics and community members. In the center is a table with a television and newspapers. From the ceiling hangs a banner
with the words "Critics' Choice!" On the back of the "Critics Choice" banner are the words "This is not a bus."
Cat.3 028(23)
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Type:
35mm slide
photography
Language:
English
Identifier:
CEMA 12
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