Title:
Amnesty Room
Creator/Contributor:
Border Arts Workshop/Taller de Arte Fronterizo, Organizer
Creator/Contributor:
Schnorr, Michael, Artist
Date:
February 22-March 23, 1985
Subject:
border art
Chicano art
Chicanos
Immigration Regulation and Control
Mexican American art
Mexican Americans
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Boats and boating in art
Politicians
Sombreros
Mexican American Border Region
San Diego (Calif.)
Simpson, Alan K.
Note:
From the Border Realities Exhibition at New York Artist Space Gallery and Centro Cultural de la Raza (February 23-March 23,
1985). This photo is of the installation titled "Amnesty Room." The installation is composed of a blow-up photo of Howard
Ezell, the Western Regional Commisioner for the Immigration and Naturaliztion Service under Reagan, and Senator Alan K. simpson
(R-Wyoming) weaving sombreros. This image is placed in a boat named U.S.S. Amnesty. Text on the tip of the boat reads, "If
you catch an alien, you ought to clean 'em and try 'em yourself." -H. Ezell."
Cat.7 006(2)
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Type:
35mm slide
photography
Language:
English
Identifier:
CEMA 12
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