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Guide to the Ester Hernandez Papers
M1301
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Description
The collection contains original artwork, photographic images, periodical articles regarding both Hernandez and many of her
contemporaries, original manuscripts, audio and visual recordings documenting interviews and political events, and ephemera
gathered from artists, performers, and political/social activists and events.
Background
Hernandez is an artist of the first generation of Chicano and Chicana artists who participated in the Chicano art movement
that began in the late 1960s as part of the Chicano civil rights movement. Her collection represents more than twenty-five
years of involvement in many of the most important historical activities of this period, including the farmworkers' movement,
the feminist movement, international environmental movements, and the art movement itself, including the visual, literary,
and performing arts. A California Bay Area artist, Hernandez is primarily known as a printmaker and pastel artist. She has
also created a lesser-known body of photographic and performance work.
Extent
53.5 linear ft.
Restrictions
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain
permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.
Availability
Collection is open for research, except for Subseries 6.6 Artist's Files: Alice Walker; materials must be requested at least
24 hours in advance of intended use.