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Series I: Posters

 

Premeditated: Meditations on Capital Punishment

General Physical Description note:
creator: Montoya, Malaquías, 1938-
 

Abolish the Death Penalty 2000

General Physical Description note: Image Size: 30 x 22 in. Poster Size: 30 x 22 in.
creator: Montoya, Malaquías, 1938-

Other Descriptive Information

A black, somewhat blurry image of a person lying on his back is trimmed with red, squiggly lines. Above the body is the word, "Texas" and beneath it says, "Abolish Death Penalty", both in red. In the top right of the image in blue writing it reads "We have perfected the art of institutional killing to the degree that it has deadened our natural, quintessentially human response to death."
 

Executed 2003

General Physical Description note: Image Size: 22.25 x 30 in. Poster Size: 22.25 x 30 in.
creator: Montoya, Malaquías, 1938-

Other Descriptive Information

A teal image of a woman and a man with glasses and a moustache. There is a red background with, "Ethel and Julius Rosenberg" written in yellow across the bottom and a block of yellow text in the top right corner.
 

The Executioner 2003

General Physical Description note: Image Size: 22.5 x 30 in. Poster Size: 22.5 x 30 in.
creator: Montoya, Malaquías, 1938-

Other Descriptive Information

A picture of a doctor in a lab coat with a black bag over his head a syringe in his hand. On the right side is a vertical black stripe lined with syringes and in the top left in red font is the quote, "By using medical knowledge and personnel to kill people, we do more than undermine the emerging standards and procedures for good, ethical decision-making about the sick and dying. We also set off toward a terrifying land where the white gowns of physicians are covered by the black hoods of executioners."
 

The Gentle Sleep 2 2002

General Physical Description note: Image Size: 26 x 18.5 in. Poster Size: 30 x 22.5 in.
creator: Montoya, Malaquías, 1938-

Other Descriptive Information

A dark blue and red image of a person laying down with a yellow background a dark green border. Across the top in white lettering reads, "His head pointed up, his body lay flat and till for seconds. Then a harsh rasping began. His fingers trembled up and down, and the witnesses, standing near his midsection say that his stomach heaved. Quiet returned, and his head turned to the right, toward the black dividing rail. A second spasm of wheezing began. It was brief. His body moved no more."
 

The Hanging Series 2 2002

General Physical Description note: Image Size: 22.5 in. x 30 in. Poster Size: 22.5 in. x 30 in.
creator: Montoya, Malaquías, 1938-

Other Descriptive Information

A black and white drawing of a man being hanged.
 

The Hanging Series 3 2002

General Physical Description note: Image Size: 18 x 24 in. Poster Size: 22.5 in. x 30 in.
creator: Montoya, Malaquías, 1938-

Other Descriptive Information

A man in a tan shirt being hanged over a red, blue, and green background.
 

The Human Experiment 2003

General Physical Description note: Image Size: 30 x 22.5 in. Poster Size: 30 x 22.5 in.
creator: Montoya, Malaquías, 1938-

Other Descriptive Information

A black and white image of a man sitting in an electric chair with a yellow head and red trim. In the background are columns of text, in red script along the left side is, "The human experiment", and on the bottom is a quote, "There is the culmination of ten years' work and study," exclaimed Southwick. "We live in a higher civilization from this day!"'
 

It's a Matter of Social Control 2002

General Physical Description note: Image Size: 18.5 x 24 in. Poster Size: 22.5 x 30 in.
creator: Montoya, Malaquías, 1938-

Other Descriptive Information

A grey image of man being hanged over a light blue background sprinkled with red and a black border. On the right side is column of silhouettes of men being hanged and in the top right corner it says, "No matter what anyone may say about vengeance or deterrence, it is a matter of social control."
 

Lynching Series 2 2002

General Physical Description note: Image Size: 22.5 x 30 in. Poster Size: 22.5 x 30 in.
creator: Montoya, Malaquías, 1938-

Other Descriptive Information

A black and white print of a man being hanged.
 

Lynching Series 3 2002

General Physical Description note: Image Size: 22.5 x 30 in. Poster Size: 22.5 x 30 in.
creator: Montoya, Malaquías, 1938-

Other Descriptive Information

A black and white image of a man being hanged.
 

A More Gentle Way of Killing... 2003

General Physical Description note: Image Size: 17 x 24.75 in. Poster Size: 22.5 x 30 in.
creator: Montoya, Malaquías, 1938-

Other Descriptive Information

An image of a bearded man in gray shirt with arms stretched out over a green, red, black, and blue background. Along the bottom are a bunch of syringes in a row and along the left side it says, "A more gentle way of killing - more civilized, less savage."
 

The Victim 2003

General Physical Description note: Image Size: 22.5 x 30 in. Poster Size: 22.5 x 30 in.
creator: Montoya, Malaquías, 1938-

Other Descriptive Information

An abstract, scribbled image of a skull with a plethora of colors over a light green and pink background. Across the bottom in white it reads, "We as a society are fed daily acts of violence. The legalized killing of another human being seems to satisfy our violent and vengeful impulses. We are becoming more grotesque than the most hideous crime and we have allowed it to happen."
 

Miscellaneous

 

The Economy of Class and Struggle 2007

General Physical Description note: Image Size: 19 x 23.5 in. Poster Size: 19 x 23.5 in.
creator: Sanchez, Juan

Other Descriptive Information

A black and purple background with colored edges and in the middle a tablet shape with a multitude of colors and images of a spiral, flower, human hand, and American currency.
 

El Hombre Sin Paiz 2005

General Physical Description note: Image Size: 24.25 x 30 in. Poster Size: 24.25 x 30 in., T/P edition
creator: Montoya, Malaquías, 1938-

Other Descriptive Information

A black and white drawing of a moustachioed man with barbed wire in the background.
 

Presente 1998

General Physical Description note: Image Size: 22.5 x 30 in. Poster Size: 22.5 x 30 in., 78/100 ed.
creator: Montoya, Malaquías, 1938-

Other Descriptive Information

A red and blue background featuring a women wearing a green shirt with a red bandana covering her face. On the bottom of the print in colorful letters it reads, "¡Presente!"
 

Serie Rabo De Nube undated

General Physical Description note: Image Size: 21.5 x 18 in. Poster Size: 24.25 x 20.5 in.
creator: Roca, Eduardo (Choco)

Other Descriptive Information

A black and grey image of a moonlit night sky over a river with reeds blowing.
 

Spreading Democracy 2005

General Physical Description note: Image Size: 16.75 x 23 in. Poster Size: 22.5 x 30 in.
creator: Montoya, Malaquías, 1938-

Other Descriptive Information

An image of a man from the neck up in red with a light blue blindfold and a light blue vertical strip along the left side with images of men being executed. There is also a thin yellow border and in the bottom right it says, "spreading democracy...abou gharib".
 

La Raza Graphic Center

 

January and February calendar 1982

General Physical Description note: Image Size: 17.5 x 23 in. Poster Size: 17.5 x 23 in.
creator: Fuentes, Juan, 1950-

Other Descriptive Information

A calendar spanning form January to February with an image of two Muslim women holding heavy weaponry over a red background. In the top right corner, in green font, it says something in Arabic, followed by, "¡Viva Palestina!" and, "Long live Palestine".
 

March and April calendar 1982

General Physical Description note: Image Size: 17.5 x 23 in. Poster Size: 17.5 x 23 in.
creator: Sances, Jos

Other Descriptive Information

A calendar spanning from March to April with an image of a whale painted like an American flag over and a green map of Central America on the whale. Beneath the whale are a bunch of smaller black fish and across the top it reads, "A Caribbean Shark Story; The Sharks fatal error was to swallow the Scorpion thinking that all small fish must be as digestable as the sardines." which is an excerpt from Dan Georgakas's, "Poems of Love and Struggle".
 

July and August calendar 1982

General Physical Description note: Image Size: 17.5 x 23 in. Poster Size: 17.5 x 23 in.
creator: Sigüenza, Herbert

Other Descriptive Information

A calendar spanning from July to August with a red and blue of image of Fidel Castro and the words, "Siempre el 26" written in white in the top right corner.
 

September and October calendar 1982

General Physical Description note: Image Size: 17.5 x 23 in. Poster Size: 17.5 x 23 in.
creator: Castro, René

Other Descriptive Information

A calendar spanning September to October with a checkered grey and blue background sprinkled with images of people such as Che Guevera.
 

November and December calendar 1982

General Physical Description note: Image Size: 17.5 x 23 in. Poster Size: 17.5 x 23 in.
creator: Montoya, Emmanuel

Other Descriptive Information

A calendar spanning November and December with an image of a young girl with the face of a laughing man inside her eyes. The words, "Señor Reagon ¿Cual es mi futuro?" are written across the top.
Collection Contents
Series I: Posters
Premeditated: Meditations on Capital Punishment
Miscellaneous
La Raza Graphic Center
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