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
77.75 linear ft.
101 boxes, 23 cartons
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.