Guide to the Yolanda M. Lopez papers CEMA 11
Project archivist: Salvador Güereña; principal processors: Todd Chatman; student assistants: Aneesa Motala; machine-readable
finding aid created by Alexander Hauschild, 1999. Revised by Zachary Liebhaber, 2022.
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara 93106-9010
special@library.ucsb.edu
1999; 2022
Title: Yolanda M. Lopez papers
Identifier/Call Number: CEMA 11
Language of Material:
English.
Contributing Institution:
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
Physical Description:
10.84 Linear Feet
(18 document boxes, 1 flat oversize box)
Creator:
Lopez, Yolanda M., 1942-2021
Date (inclusive): 1961-2007
Date (bulk): 1961-1998
Abstract: Personal and professional materials generated by artist Yolanda M. Lopez (1942-2021) during the period 1961-1998. The bulk
of the collection consists of incoming personal correspondence from family members and fellow artists.
Physical Location: Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research. Selected correspondence files are closed until 2027.
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Acquisition Information
Donated by Yolanda Lopez, December 12, 1996.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of Item], Yolanda M. Lopez papers, CEMA 11. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library,
University of California, Santa Barbara.
Biographical Note
Yolanda M. Lopez (1942-2021) was born in San Diego, California in 1942. As the eldest daughter of three, she was raised by
her mother and her mother's parents in the Logan Heights neighborhood.
After graduating high school, Lopez moved to San Francisco and in 1968 participated in the San Francisco State University
Third World Strike. She also worked as a community artist in the Mission District with a group called Los Siete de la Raza.
Since that point she viewed her work as an artist as a tool for political and social change, and saw herself as an artistic
provocateur.
In 1975 Lopez received her B.A. in painting and drawing from San Diego State University and in 1979 went on to get her M.F.A.
in visual arts from the University of California, San Diego. As a visual artist, she is best known for her groundbreaking
Virgin of Guadalupe series, an investigation of the Virgin of Guadalupe as an influential female icon. Her work expanded into
installation, video and slide presentations. Her video,
Images of Mexicans in the Media, toured internationally and is collected in university libraries nationally. Her media series,
Cactus Hearts/Barbed Wire Dreams, has comprised numerous installations, including
Things I Never Told My Son About Being a Mexican, an installation that explores identity, assimilation, and cultural change. The series was part of the major traveling exhibition
La Frontera/The Border: Art About the Mexico/United States Border Experience.
Woman's Work Is Never Done, includes a series of prints, as well as the installation
The Nanny, which explores the invisibility of immigrant women as domestic workers. The installation was showcased in the San Jose Institute
of Contemporary Art's exhibition
Mirror, Mirror...Gender Roles and the Historical Significance of Beauty.
As a scholar as well as an artist, Lopez taught studio classes and lectured on contemporary Chicano art at the University
of California at Berkeley and San Diego. Lopez produced a video,
When You Think of Mexico, on the topic of cultural stereotypes in print and electronic media, and presented the video and accompanying lecture throughout
the West. "It is important for us to be visually literate; it is a survival skill," Lopez stated. "The media is what passes
for culture in contemporary U.S. society, and it is extremely powerful. It is crucial that we systematically explore the cultural
mis-definition of Mexicans and Latin Americans that is presented in the media."
Scope and Content
The contents of the Yolanda M. Lopez papers are comprised of both personal and professional materials generated by the artist
during the period 1961-1998. The bulk of the collection consists of incoming personal correspondence from family members and
fellow artists. This includes a large body of correspondence from Analee Lively, Lopez's half-sister, and another large amount
from Rene Yañez, with whom Lopez maintained a relationship starting in the late 1970s. The second largest component of the
collection, the Biographical/Professional Activities series, contains a history of Lopez's professional development through
clippings of media mentions, announcement cards and posters for her exhibits and lectures, and various miscellaneous files
and clippings that relate to her work. The collection also includes several original silkscreens and offset posters, a number
of slides, a personal diary with irregular entries spanning from 1976-1979, and two videocassettes featuring Lopez. The greatest
strengths of the collection are the insight it gives into Lopez's personal and family life (especially in the late 1960s and
1970s), and the record it provides of her professional development and achievements.
Related Materials
"When You Think of Mexico: Commercial Images of Mexicans," written and produced by Yolanda Lopez (1986; running time 28 minutes;
color; in stereo). (UCSB Library, P94.5 M45 L6, 1986)
Two CEMA video collections contain materials pertaining to Lopez. In the Artistas Chicanas Symposium collection, tape one
features Lopez talking about the Virgin of Guadalupe series and other well-known works. (UCSB Library, 6538.M4 A76 1991a)
The Califas Collection contains extensive video footage pertaining to Chicano art in California. (UCSB Library, E184.M5 C2995
1986)
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Art, American -- California -- 20th century
Mexican American artists -- California
Mexican American women artists -- California
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence
Diaries
Posters
Screen prints
Slides (photographs)
Videocassettes
Lopez, Yolanda M., 1942- -- Archives
Series I: Correspondence - Incoming
1961-1995
Scope and Content
This series is arranged alphabetically according to correspondent, then chronologically, and is divided into personal and
professional correspondence. A large portion of the personal correspondence is from Lopez's half- sister, Analee Lively, who
wrote regularly from 1962-1995. A similarly large amount of correspondence (spanning from 1978-1994) is from Rene Yañez, a
Chicano artist with whom Lopez maintained a close relationship. Thia is of a personal nature and to ensure the privacy of
the persons involved, has been designated confidential for the time being at the request of the donor. These files will be
unrestricted in the year 2027. Other correspondents of note include: Nesbit Crutchfield, who wrote to Lopez during his two
years of incarceration in 1968-70; Countes [sic] Cuchita, who claimed to be Lopez's sister and Mortimer Lopez, Lopez's father;
David Avalos, a Chicano artist with whom Lopez had a close relationship for several years; and Graciela Carrillo, a fellow
artist and personal friend who, along with Lopez, was one of the Mujeres Muralistas.
box 1, folder 3
Carillo, Graciela,
1977-1978
box 1, folder 4
Crutchfield, Nesbit,
1968-1970
Yañez, Rene [CONFIDENTIAL]
Professional Correspondence
Series II: Biographical/Professional Activities
1978-1998
Scope and Content
This series is arranged chronologically and contains literature related to Lopez's participation in exhibitions and other
professional activities. This includes flyers and announcements for exhibitions and conferences, as well as articles from
magazines and newspapers regarding Lopez's work and Chicana art in general. Lopez's personal biography and an artist statement
dated 1998 can be found in box 4, folder 1. Note also that there are very informative newspaper/magazine interviews and clippings
relating to Lopez's professional activities in the Oversize series (Series V).
box 4, folder 5
"First Front: Vanguard of the Chicano Movement in Northern California," Galeria de la Raza Exhibit,
1994
box 4, folder 6
"Ten Women, Ten Prints," Exhibition,
1995
box 4, folder 7
"The Latina Artist" Exhibition,
1998
001_march_13_2007
Descriptions/Comments
Originally labeled, 40 images March 13, 2007 Guadalupe on the Road to Aztlan
002_12_2005
Descriptions/Comments
Originally labeled, #1 contextualized Bio, #2 Guadalupe, #3 Chicana Artists, 3 talks (Slide images) 12/2005, artist: Yolanda
M. Lopez
003_01_2006
Descriptions/Comments
Originally labeled, Cary Cordova, Tableux Vivant originals
004_nov_2006
Descriptions/Comments
Originally labeled, Talk Given w/all slides. No Nuestra Madre, Guadalupe on the Road to Aztlan, November 2006, Yolanda M Lopez/artist,
ARTLOPEZ1@aol.com
005_yolanda_2002
Descriptions/Comments
Originally labeled, 3 original scans Nuestra Madre
006_guadalupe_series
Descriptions/Comments
Originally labeled, 1. portraight of the artist as the virgin Guadalupe oil pastel on paper (7978), Victoria F. Franco: Our
lady of Guadalupe, Margaret F. Franco: Our lady of Guadalupe, Tableaux Vivant (1978)
007__04_05
Descriptions/Comments
Originally labeled, Blow-Up/Guadalupe Raza tif & sc1.psd, very good dense repro, Guadalupe running
008_tableaux_vivant
Decriptions/Comments
Originally labeled, Tableaux Vivant 12 b/w images 1978, Yolanda M. Lopez, Photo Credit: Susan R. Mogul
009_text_images_2005
Descriptions/Comments
Originally labeled, When You Think Of Mexico, Text, Images, (2005), note: RACIST JOKE-TV "JOSE JIMENEZ".jpeg could not be
recovered do to naming problem (quotes don't work),
010_powerpoint_2007
Descriptions/Comments
Originally labeled, DVD powerpoint, Guadalupe on the road to Aztlan, 2007, Yolanda M. Lopez.
011_master_2006
Descriptions/Comments
Originally labeled, Guadalupe on the road to Aztlan November 2006, Master, Yolanda M. Lopez, Visual Artist e: artLopez1@aol.com
012_09_05
Descriptions/Comments
Originally labeled, When You Think of Mexico: Commercial Images of Mexicans in the Media, source U-matic, Lopez/heyward TRT
0:28:14, video transfer contrast poor
disk library website and server
Powerpoint presentation from June 2007
June 2007
General note
http://cemaweb.library.ucsb.edu/artistsMediaLopez.html is the location of the Powerpoint from Yolanda Lopez's artist in residence
visit to CEMA in June 2007. It includes the Powerpoint and the audio file from the talk.
Series III: Photography - Slides
Scope and Content
The slides contained within this series are a sampling of some of Lopez's better-known works. Subjects represented include:
The Virgin of Guadalupe series, A Woman's Work Is Never Done series, and the Cactus Hearts/Barbed Wire Dreams series.
The Miscellaneous slides include selections from the Things I Never Told My Son About Being a Mexican series, the Three Generations
Tres Mujeres series, and slides of individual works such as Who's the Illegal Alien, Pilgrim?, La Mano Mas Poderosa (The Most
Powerful Hand), Mexican Chair, Rio's World, and others.
box 4, folder 8
"La Virgen de Guadalupe" series
box 4, folder 9
"A Woman's Work is Never Done" series
box 4, folder 10
"Cactus Hearts/Barbed Wire Dreams" series
box 4, folder 10
"A Woman's Work Is Never Done," "Virgin at the Crossroads," "Your Vote Has Power," and "Madre Mestiza"
box Box 5
Susan Mogul Photo artwork
Series IV: Video and Audio
Scope and Content
This series contains three videotapes and audio files. One videotape contains an interview with Lopez focused on the making
of the Guadalupe series; and at tape entitled "Women of the Vanguard," contains original footage of a protest at the Galeria
de La Raza in which Lopez took part. When she was a visiting artist at CEMA she gave a presentation in 2007 which was recorded.
There is also a powerpoint and audio files of the same event. Cristina Serna interviewed her at the same visit and these audio
files are part of the collection.
item V0019/VHS
"An Interview with Yolanda M. Lopez and the Making of the Guadalupe Series" ("unedited") V0019/VHS
1988
reel V0020/8MM
"Women of the Vanguard" Protest at the Galería de la Raza, V0020/8MM
8/20/94
disk V2364/DVD
Isla Vista Theater Recording V2364/DVD
June 5, 2007
disk A13475/CD
Isla Vista Theater Recording (Audio Only) A13475/CD
June 5, 2007
disk A13474/CD
Yolanda Lopez Interview A13474(A-F)/CD
June 2007
Series V: Oversize
Scope and Content
This series contains miscellaneous oversized items arranged chronologically, including a photograph of Lopez, newspapers,
programs and flyers related to her professional activities, and several pieces of oversize correspondence from David Avalos
and Analee Lively. Of particular interest is the Winter/Spring, 1995 issue of Venceremos which features an excellent interview
with Lopez discussing much of her most well-known work (box 5, folder 1). Items are arranged chronologically.
Biographical/Professional Activities
box 5, folder 3
Photo of Yolanda Lopez by Joe Ramos, " x 11 1/2", n.d.
9 1/2
Correspondence - Incoming
box 5, folder 4
Avalos, David, ; Lively, Analee, n.d.
n.d.
Series VI: Graphic Arts
Scope and Content
This series contains 15 silkscreen and offset posters by Lopez, as well as four iris prints of Lopez's work. Included in the
posters are several of her well-known works, including Who's the Illegal Alien, Pilgrim?, A Woman's Work Is Never Done, Things
I Never Told My Son About Being a Mexican, and others. The prints are arranged according to record number.
Silkscreen and Offset Prints
Physical Location: Del Norte drawers
Art and Action: A Spring of Change, Announcement Poster for
5
1984
General Physical Description note: silkscreen; image size: 16.25 in. x 10.75 in; paper size: 16.25 x 10.75 unknown ed.; unsigned
Description/Comments
Announcement Poster for "Art & Action: A Spring of Change." Against a green background lies a yellow shirt with saguaro-cactus-and-man-in-sombrero
design. A white apron atop shirt serves as background for text. Words over apron read, "Art & Action A Spring for Change"
in bold red. Further text reads "April 21, 1984 Saturday noon to midnight. Veteran's Memorial Bldg. 846 Front St. Santa Cruz,
CA. Music--Bands 9:00- 12:00 midnight. 'The Looters' 'Tao Chemical' donation requested. Poetry--8:00 p.m. Choreopoem performance.
Dialogue--Panel discussion: Art & Political Action. Video-- Art--Performance. For more info (408) 476-8328. Poster: 'Things
I never told my son about being a Mexican.' by Yolanda M. Lopez, When You Think of Mexico Series."
Arte Picante--Contemporary Chicano Arts, Announcement Poster for
6
1975
General Physical Description note: offset; image size: 23.38 in x 18 in; paper size: 25 in x 19 in. unknown ed.; signed
Description/Comments
Announcement Poster for "Arte Picante--Contemporary Chicano Arts." Text above center picture reads, "Arte Picante." Below
is a black and white portrait of two women standing together. An older Latina woman, very thin, with glasses, is in the forefront.
Another, larger Latina woman with a broader face has her arm around her. Below picture, text in black reads "January 11-February
6, 1976. Chicano Films, Poetry, Drama, Music, Art. Gallery hours: Sunday through Friday 12-5 p.m. For more information: 452-2860.
Mandeville Center for the Arts. University of California, San Diego."
Chicano Studies Center of the Claremont Colleges- -25th Anniversary 1994-5, Announcement Poster for
11
1995
General Physical Description note: offset; image size: 16 in. x 10 in.; paper size: 17 in. x 11 in. unknown ed.; unsigned
Description/Comments
Announcement Poster for "Chicano Studies Center of the Claremont Colleges- -25th Anniversary 1994-5." There is a tan Aztec
calendar in upper right center. Black text at top reads, "Chicano Studies Center for the Claremont Colleges 25th Anniversary
1994- 5." Following under, in a sierra-colored box, is a list of Chicano/a Studies Events-1995 from February 8 through April
22. On the bottom, text in black reads: "Celebrating 25 years of scholarship, teaching and student services." The background
of poster in tan; image and text contained within a black border.
El and de los Siete
3
undated
General Physical Description note: silkscreen; image size: 21.50 in x 16.50 in; paper size: 22.50 in x 17.50 in. unknown ed.; unsigned
Description/Comments
There are blue abstract forms in the center. Two vaguely resemble a teapot. Large neon orange text reads: "El" and "de" at
the top of the page/ and "los siete" at bottom of page, in capital block letters. Mauve/dark red text encloses picture in
a square. This text lists the date, time, location, and what will take place at a community event: "May 2--12 noon to 7 p.m.--22nd
and Folsom--Primer and Los Siete--Pintas para los ninos--Gratis-- Rock Band 'Gold'--Latin Bands-- Speakers from los Siete
and community."
Flor y Canto - Benefit for Yolanda Lopez, Announcement Poster for
8
1996
General Physical Description note: silkscreen; image size: 21.62 in. x 13.50 in.; paper size: 22.50 in. x 14.50 in. unknown ed.; unsigned
Description/Comments
Announcement Poster for "Flor y Canto - Benefit for Yolanda Lopez." The title text reads "Flor y Canto - Benefit for Yolanda
Lopez." In capital hand-written red letters at the top of the poster reads "Saturday June 8, 1996, 8 p.m. Mission Cultural
Center Gallery." In the center is a picture of a young Latina woman taking off a dramatic mask. She is wearing a shirt with
house prints on it. Behind her mesh together a red background of floral screen and of nuclear warheads prints. A border surrounds
the picture, containing guns and roses. Underneath the picture, text lists poets and music, ticket prices, where tickets can
be purchased, and location of events. The event has been sponsored by, "Dr. Loco's Rockin' Jalapeno Band, Galeria de la Raza,
Studio 24, Juana Alicia, Alliance Graphics, (and) Mission Cultural Center."
In Progress, Announcement Poster for
14
1982
General Physical Description note: offset; image size: 20.86 in. x 12 in.; paper size: 20.86 in. x 12 in. unknown ed.; unsigned
Description/Comments
Announcement Poster for "In Progress." The title in red text at top reads, "In Progress," across a backdrop of a red grid.
Underneath the title text, black print reads, "19 artists creating murals in an open studio on the walls of Galeria de la
Raza [GDLR address, dates, hours, encouragement of public to come follows.]" A column of text on the right side lists the
artists. More text announces a joint reception for another show in progress and for Michael Rios' newly completed minipark
mural. Interspersed in grid are b/w photos of artists. At bottom is a group b/w photo of artists.
item 10
Issues in Chicana Scholarship
2
1993
General Physical Description note: offset; image size: 23 in. x 17.38 in. ; paper size: 24 in. x 18 in. unknown ed.; unsigned
Description/Comments
The text on top reads, "Culture and Society in Dialogue: Issues in Chicana Scholarship, May 14, 1993." The text continues,
to list the location (at UC Irvine) of the conference. The center portrait is titled, "Portrait of the Artist as the Virgen
de Guadalupe." There is a picture of young Chicana woman in a pink dress with white lining and white running shoes, running,
holding a snake in her left hand. A cape, blue with yellow dots (stars?) is thrown over her right shoulder and spreads out
behind her. The sun is also behind her; her body covering the sun and the rays of light surrounding her form. The rays of
sunlight lie within a red form. The woman is running on clouds. Underneath her left foot, the one which is on the ground,
lies a Chicano baby with red, white , and blue wings, dressed in a red coat. The text beneath this picture lists sessions
and speakers for events in Literary Expressions, Social Science Issues, and Artistic Impressions. The sponsors for the event
and the number to call for information are also listed.
La Mano Mas Poderosa/The Most Powerful Hand, Announcement Poster for
15
1997
General Physical Description note: silkscreen; image size: 21.13 in. x 16.75 in.; paper size: 26.50 in. x 21.52 in.; signed
Description/Comments
Announcement Poster for "La Mano Mas Poderosa/The Most Powerful Hand." The title text reads, "La Mano" (in red horror-movie
script) with the words "Mas Poderosa" in a b/w box in the top left corner on a cloud. The text is above a large flesh-colored
hand printed with map of southwest United States and Mexico. One person stands atop clouds above each digit. A child and a
man, also on part of the cloud, stand above the thumb. The hand rises from a flaming spot in the center of the black-colored
continent of North America. Houses lie to the northwest; a clock tower and office lie to the northeast. To the side of the
hand lies a black and white box that reads, "Chicana y Chicano Scholarship: Un Compromiso con nuestras comunidades." At the
bottom, in a red box, reads white text: "XXIV Annual Conference National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies Radisson
Hotel Sacramento, California April 16-19, 1997." Underneath this text reads the trademark and "86 Alliance Graphics" and also
"Poster: (c) Yolanda M. Lopez 1997." Underneath this text in pencil script is Yolanda Lopez's signature, date, and title,
"The Most Powerful Hand." The color of the background ranges from yellow at top to orange to red at bottom. The globe is blue
with black continents.
Mission Street Manifesto
13
1983
General Physical Description note: offset; image size: 20.38 in. x 12.75 in.; paper size: 21 in. x 12.75 in.; unknown ed.; unsigned
Description/Comments
A bar across top with an illustration of eyes and forehead of a young Latina woman next to lips and chin of young Latino man.
The image is in color against black, in a slightly pointilistic style. Underneath the image reads a poem in lower case print.
The title of the poem is "Mission Street Manifesto [all caps, next line in lower case letters] for all varrios" and begins
"Blow out the jiving smoke the plastik mix the huddling straw for the dying mind." On the bottom of the poem, underneath a
black line, reads "From Desires of Exile by Juan Felipe Herrera (c)1983 Lab Press Publications Design by Cecilia Brunazzi,
from a photo by Yolanda M. Lopez."
item 7
U.S. Latino Art on film--Festival Cinearte, Announcement Poster for
9
1985
General Physical Description note: poster; image size: 13.38 in. x 8 in.; paper size: 14 in. x 8.50 in. unknown ed.; unsigned
Description/Comments
Announcement Poster for "U.S. Latino Art on film--Festival Cinearte." There is an image of a tube of paint with black and
white movie film flowing out of opening. The label on paint tube reads, "Peliculas." The text on tube reads, "color y b/w."
Continuing text lists Friday and Saturday programs of U.S. Latina Art on Film. The background is tan; the text is black.
item 12
Who's the Illegal Alien, Pilgrim?
1
1994
General Physical Description note: offset; image size: 21.63 in. x 15 .13 in.; paper size: 22.50 in. x 16.50 in. unknown ed.; unsigned
Comments:
Within border of several lines a Native American male with angry expression points finger of left hand at viewer. He is wearing
an Aztec headdress with black and white designs and metal wrist sheaths. In his right hand are clutched several ragged-looking
papers entitled "Immigration Plans." The title text lies over a blanked-out area on man's chest and torso. The word "pilgrim"
is encased in a lined block.
Who's the Illegal Alien, Pilgrim? (calendar)
12
1989
General Physical Description note: Poster; image size: 16.38 in. x 10 in.; paper size: 17 in. x 11 in. unknown ed.; unsigned
Description/Comments
In the top center is an image of young angry Native American in Aztec headdress and metal wrist sheaths, clutching ragged
papers entitled, "Immigration Plans." Text in black reads "Who's the illegal alien, PILGRIM?" over his chest. Under the image
of the man reads the following text in black: "America Pertenece Al Pueblo Indigena Indio/Mexicano somos un pueblo sin fronteras
lucha liberacion y reunificacion de nuestras tierras" all in caps. Underneath this text is a month-by-month calendar of 1989.
There is one Aztec deity on each side of the calendar centerpiece. Underneath the calendar in the left corner reads, "Centro
Aztlan / 2803 B St. / San Diego, CALIFAZTLAN." In the right corner is address, "Union del Barrio / P.O. Box 8095 / San Diego,
CA 92102 / (619) 233- 7279." Underneath the left corner the address reads, "A Project of Union del Barrio." In the bottom
center is a bust of a man wearing a feathered piece of headwear. The print is black on grey.
Woman's Work Is Never Done
7
1996
General Physical Description note: photo silkscreen; image size: 20 in. x 16 in.; paper size: 25 in. x 24.75 in.; signed
Description/Comments
This is a silkscreen color print of two young women standing together. There is an orange print background of women in an
older time period (1920s?) protesting for women's suffrage as a backdrop. The caucasion woman on the left is Amy Biehl; the
black woman on the right is her South African friend, possibly Melanie Jacobs. On the white woman, a small blue bar of text
above the pocket of her denim jacket reads, "Your vote has Power." The text surrounding the women on the sides of the picture
read: left, "From: South Africa to North America" right: "Amy Biehl --Melanie Jacobs ; bottom, "Woman's Work is Never Done."
The artist has signed her name in pencil at the bottom.
Yolanda M. Lopez Works: 1975-1978, Exhibition and; Artist's Reception, Announcement Poster for
4
1975-1978; 1978
General Physical Description note: offset; image size: 16 in. x 9.50 in.; paper size: 17 in. x 11 in. unknown ed.; unsigned
Description/Comments
Announcement Poster for "Yolanda M. Lopez Works: 1975-1978, Exhibition & Artist's Reception." There is a black and white print
titled "Guadalupe: Victoria F. Franco" of an older Latina woman sitting on a raised print throw in the center. She is holding
a knife in her left hand and a snakeskin in her right hand. Behind her hovers a small Chicano angel, his head encircled by
a half-wreath. Behind both figures the rays of the sun spread out. The sun is hidden behind the older woman. The text underneath
the print lists the date, location, and co-sponsors of the exhibition (at UCSD). Text in black reads "7-9 p.m. Fri., Dec.
8, '78, Mandeville Ctr., East Rm., UCSD, La Jolla, Ca. Co-sponsored by University of California and El Centro Cultural de
la Raza."
Your Vote Has Power
10
1997
General Physical Description note: silkscreen; image size: 22.50 in. x 20 in.; paper size: 25 in. x 22.20 in.; signed
Description/Comments
The center image is a young woman (possibly South American) with a baby on her back. The woman's hair is in a braid and wraps
partially around her neck. These human forms are colored red. The young woman stuffs paper into a ballot box. She is wearing
a black hat with unintelligible logo and dark sweater and a white backsack to carry the baby. The form of the woman carrying
the baby is surrounded by yellow. At the top, white text in black box reads, "Your Vote has Power," with a white "X" enclosed
in box image. On the bottom, white text in red box reads, "Woman's Work is Never Done," next to a black "X" in white box.
In lower right of poster in white reads "Yolanda 1997."
box 5
Arte y Politica Calendario de La Raza 2000
2000
Series VII: Supplemental 2007
box 6, folder 1-2
Illegal Alien Literature: Articles, newspapers and commentary on the Yolanda M. Lopez piece Who's the illegal alien PILGRIM?
1992-2001
box 6, folder 3
American Indian Movement, slides
1983
box 6, folder 4
El Museo del Barrio Voices from our Communities: Highlights from el Museo del Barrio's Permanent Collection slides
2001
box 6, folder 5
Border Arts Workshop slides and notes from Yolanda M. Lopez
1989
box 6, folder 6-7
Northland poster
1984-1990
box 6, folder 8
Captive Minds Series and notes from Yolanda M. Lopez
1984
box 6, folder 9
Galeria de La Raza Dia de los Muertos slides
1983-1991
box 6, folder 10
24th Street Fair slides
1979-1982
box 6, folder 11
Galeria de la Raza: Carnaval, Dia de los Muertos, slides
1982
box 6, folder 12
Peg and Tony (Avalos) Wedding and Easter day slides including members of the Avalos and Santos family
1975
box 6, folder 13
Yolanda Lopez, photographs of her, her family grandmother, and mother San Diego Ca.
circa 1970's
box 7, folder 2
La Raza info Legion of Honor December 2003 resume
1995-1996
box 7, folder 5
Mel Adamson Exhibit The Hand that Feeds
November-December 2004
box 7, folder 8
Albuquerque New Mexico Tey Diana Rebolledo
box 7, folder 9
BACA Robin Henderson
January 1994
box 7, folder 11
San Marcos Spring 1998
Spring 1998
box 7, folder 13
Proposal for postcard, poster
box 7, folder 14
Juliana Martinez, Lupe Paper: Norma Alarcon
May 1997
box 7, folder 17
Rio/CSSSA Summer 1997 Borders Bamos and Beaners: Attacking the Myths
box 8, folder 1
Yolanda Lopez Biographical Materials
1988-1997
box 8, folder 2
Yolanda Lopez Life and Work, Friends and Family, articles, correspondence, exhibition lists and publicity and photographs
1975-2005
box 8, folder 3
Yolanda Lopez Biographical, Essay by Laura E Pérez 200
box 8, folder 4
Yolanda Lopez Life and Work Mujeres Muralistas de San Diego
1977
box 8, folder 5
Yolanda Lopez Life and Work, When You Think of Mexico Video Project
1986-1987
box 8, folder 6
Yolanda Lopez Life and Work, Correspondence and publicity When You Think of Mexico Video Project 1987-1991
1987-1991
box 8, folder 7
Yolanda Lopez Life and Work, Cactus Hearts/Barbed Wire Dreams, articles and correspondence
1989
box 8, folder 8
Yolanda Lopez Life and Work articles by Shifra Goldman, newsletters, correspondence, exhibition publicity
1982-1996
box 8, folder 9
Yolanda Lopez Life and Work, interview with Yolanda Lopez, resume, news articles, correspondence with Shifra Goldman
1987-1993
box 8, folder 10
Yolanda Lopez Life and Work, The Nanny Installation
1993-1994
box 8, folder 11
Yolanda Lopez Life and Work, NACCS photographs with notes
2002
box 8, folder 12
San Jose Museum of Art
1997
box 9, folder 1
Yolanda Lopez Life and Work, study for Woman's Work is Never Done
box 9, folder 4
Smithsonian institute, correspondence
1998
box 10, folder 10
Yolanda Lopez: Art of the Americas catalog, photo i.d. (1999), collected photographs, and examples of artwork. Includes slides
of personal biographical images and Maria Penedo
1974-1990
box 10, folder 11
Lola de la Riva, Cuarto Vidas photocopy; signed; "Para Yolanda M. Lopez from Lola A. dela Riva 10-10-95 Por Vida"
1995
box 10, folder 18-19
Shifra Goldman, articles and commentary
1982-1990
box 10, folder 23
Family photographs
1981-1982
box 10, folder 26
Yolanda Lopez Friends & Family
item A13474/CD
Yolanda Lopez Interview
June 7-8, 2007
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pt 4.wav Interview of Yolanda M. Lopez at CEMA offices by Christina Serna
item A13475/CD
Isla Vista Theater Recording yolanda_lopez_chst1c.wav Audio recording of recorded remarks talk to Chicano studies 1-b,c Isla
Vista Theater
June 5, 2007
box 10, folder 1
Mission neighborhood – Street Scenes slides
1975-1987
box 10, folder 8
Mission Cultural Center for Performing Arts-slides for Nov 1987-Nov 1989
Nov 1987-Nov 1989
box 10, folder 21
Planning For A Wall Display
box 11, folder 1
Agüero, Pilar slides
1993
box 11, folder 2
Juana Alicia, slides [1983-2001]
1983-2001
box 11, folder 3
Juana Alicia, artist statement, articles, correspondence
1986-1994
box 11, folder 4
Juana Alicia, article, part one of Ojos de Lucha: The Defiant eye in Latin America A history of the Art of Resistance. Ethnic
Studies taught by Juana Alicia n.d.
box 11, folder 5
Juana Alicia, part two of Ojos de Lucha: The Defiant eye in Latin America A history of the Art of Resistance. Ethnic Studies
taught by Juana Alicia n.d. several pages from the internet about Juana Alicia http://www/artnet.net/~scorpio/Moondance/Art/promise1.htm
2002
box 11, folder 6
ASCO, Los Illegals, bi lingual single El Lay and biography. Patssi Valdez slides from 1987. Articles about Harry Gamboa and
the Gamboa family.newspaper articles about group members
1981-1987
box 11, folder 7
Gronk/ASCO, exhibition materials post cards, articles and notes by Yolanda M Lopez. 7 slides.
1978-1993
box 11, folder 8
David Avalos, Yolanda M. Lopez Notes on her relationship to the Avalos and David Avalos
box 11, folder 10
Judith Baca, three slides with notes from Yolanda Lopez. Articles about Judith Baca and the great Wall of Los Angeles
1983-2002
box 11, folder 11-12
Amalia M. Bains exhibition announcements correspondences, articles, Curriculum Vitae, slides and notes by Yolanda M. Lopez
1987-1998
box 11, folder 13
Miranda Bergman, slide 1989, note to Yolanda M. Lopez
box 11, folder 14
José Antonio Burciaga, slide 1987, note to Yolanda M. Lopez, and scripts by Bret Harte
box 12, folder 1
Graciela Carillo, El Frijo Maigico, childrens book, publicity handouts, summary of career slides and notes by Yolanda M. Lopez
1974-1982
box 12, folder 2
Yreina Cervantes Latina Feminism and Visual Discourse: Yreina Cervántez's La Ofrenda, slides
1978-1989
box 12, folder 3
Enrique Chagoya, article Art of Americas Identity Crisis, Publicity Inner Borders, slides
1989-1997
box 12, folder 5
Eddie Edwards/ San Diego, slides and notes by Yolanda M. Lopez
1977
box 12, folder 6
Felipe Erenberg/Mexican Artist slides
1985
box 12, folder 7
Michael Franco, slides and photographs
1943-2003
box 12, folder 8
Daniel Galvez, slides with notes by Yolanda M. Lopez, correspondence concerning lawsuit vs the City of Martinez, list of murals
1981-1994
box 18, folder 16
Garcia, Rupert/Fuentes, Juan
box 12, folder 9
Ester Hernandez slides
1986-1987
box 12, folder 10
Comics Hernandez Bros-Spiegelmann
1993-2001
box 12, folder 12
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, resume slides, exhibition photographs (color copies), Exhibition folder Las Fuerzas de la Tierra
with notes by Yolanda M. Lopez
1993
box 12, folder 12
Frida Kahlo, collected research on Kahlo
2002
box 12, folder 13
John Leanos, exhibition publicity, correspondence and articles with notes by Yolanda M. Lopez
1999-2002
box 12, folder 14
Sylvia Ledezma, Notes by Yolanda M. Lopez, resume and slides
1979-1990
box 12, folder 15
Jose Lerma, slides
1947-1997
box 12, folder 16
Rosa M. slides with notes from Yolanda M. Lopez and Chicana/Latina Feminist Position on Prop. 187
1992-1999
box 12, folder 18
Male Artists slides
1967-1997
box 12, folder 19
Ralph Maradiaga slides
1975-1985
box 12, folder 21
Elizabeth Betita Martinez includes notes by Yolanda M Lopez, interview of Lopez by Martinez, and an interview of Martinez
in Sister to Sister v5.
1999-2007
box 13, folder 1
Delilah Montoya, annotated slide lists articles, correspondence, artists statement, slides with notes from Yolanda M. Lopez
1994-2002
box 13, folder 2
Delilah Montoya, articles, arists statement
1994-2002
box 13, folder 4
Jose Montoya Pachuco Art a Historical Update, 1977. Thoughts on La Cultura The Media, Con Safos and Survival, 1979. Aqui Estamos
Y No Nos Vamos, 1990
box 13, folder 5
Anthony Ortega Notes by Yolanda M. Lopez, slides and exhibition publicity
1990-1993
box 13, folder 6
Guillermo Gómez Peña two books from the Broken Line Project, no. 2, 1987 and no. 4, 1989
box 13, folder 7
Guillermo Gómez Peña correspondence, articles, exhibition publicity, includes an artist's biography
1987-2000
box 10, folder 14
Ian Pollack and Jane Silk catalog of Artwork, art catalog with notes from Yolanda M. Lopez
1995
box 13, folder 8
Jeanette F. Peterson The Virgin of Guadalupe: Symbol of Conquest or Liberation? CAA Talk
1990
box 13, folder 9
Cecilia Portal articles, resume, View/Camera (1993) featuring Portal's work, slides with listing and Notes by Yolanda M. Lopez
1991-1993
box 13, folder 10
Rosa M. project: slides, color copies with commentary, articles, correspondence and notes from Yolanda M. Lopez.
1994-1998
box 13, folder 11
Jose Ramirez correspondence, exhibition history, notes by Yolanda M. Lopez slides
1994
box 13, folder 13
Michael Rios slides with notes by Yolanda M. Lopez
1974-1980
box 13, folder 13
Isis (aka Lilly) Rodriguez slides with notes by Yolanda M. Lopez, exhibition publicity, t-shirt sales catalog, publicity,
interview in Punk Planet and artists statement
1996-1997
box 13, folder 14
Patricia Rodriguez, email, artist biography, resumes and exhibit flyer
2002
box 13, folder 15
Patricia Rodriguez slides
1982-1991
box 13, folder 16
Spain Rodriguez
1983-1990
box 13, folder 17
Louis Le Roy includes notes by Yolanda M. Lopez
1979
box 13, folder 18
Yolanda Lopez: Homage to Dolores Huerta:Women's Work is Never Done
1995-1996
box 14, folder 1
RCAF/ Sacramento artists
1984
box 14, folder 2
Rosler Sekula ( and Allan Sekula) postcard series, writings, articles publicity handouts, correspondence, artist's curriculum
vitae, newspapers
1977-1995
box 14, folder 3
Christine Tamblyn, article
1987
box 14, folder 4
Ruben Trejo, Cesar Martinez joint exhibit
1981
box 10, folder 15
Luis Valdez Teatro Campesino Dia de los Muertos slides
1979
box 10, folder 16
Luis Valdez Chicanas Noventa: Think Tank
1990
box 14, folder 5
Kathy Vargas Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
1991-1998
box 14, folder 6
Xavier Viramontes
1981-1984
box 14, folder 7
René Yañez, personal work slides with notes by Yolanda M. Lopez
1970-1987
box 14, folder 8
René Yañez, No Show/No Stage (1982) , Birthday party, Death of Ché, Fashion Moda, exhibit slides with notes by Yolanda M.
Lopez
1982-1987
box 14, folder 9
René Yañez Dia de Los Muertos, slides with notes by Yolanda M. Lopez
1983
box 14, folder 10
René Yañez The Suitcase Show, New Mexico slides with notes by Yolanda M. Lopez
1982
box 14, folder 11
Marcuz Zillox Artist's statement, exhibition history, slides with notes by Yolanda M. Lopez
1996-2002
box 14, folder 12
Women Arts: New/Young
1991
box 18, folder 28
Mesa-Bains, Amalia
1983-1990
box 18, folder 29
Montoya, Delilah
1992-2000
box 19, folder 5
Velasco, Fran/Rivas Natalia
1982
box 15, folder 1
California State Hayward
February 1995
box 15, folder 2
Language of Drawing
Spring 1994
box 15, folder 3
Mills College: Contemporary Chicano Arts
Spring 1995
box 15, folder 4
Chicano Studies 130 UCB Contemporary Chicano Art History
box 15, folder 7
SFSU Lara, survey of Raza Visual Images
1990
box 15, folder 8
SFSU Self/Other faculty & Staff Memos IAC
Fall 1994
box 15, folder 12
CCAC Urban Arts
Spring 1992
box 15, folder 15
Chicano Contemporary Art
Fall 1993
box 15, folder 16
College of Arts/Crafts: Teaching Positions
box 15, folder 17
CCAC Administrative Faculty Phone Numbers, College Long Range Plans
Spring 1993
box 16, folder 4
Coatlique Lupe Nuestra Madre
2001-2002
box 16, folder 12
Speak Out/Speakers Bureau
1998-2000
box 16, folder 13
Voz Frontera San Diego
June 1992
box 16, folder 16
Pocho: Lalo Lopez / Tomas Carrasco Chicano Secret Service Lalo Alcaraz, Jon Carroll
1991
box 16, folder 17
Cactus Hearts /Barbed Wire Dreams Artists statement
1993
box 10, folder 6
Linda Vallejo Assorted Women, Paper & Wood Fetish 1 slide
box 10, folder 9
Cactus Hearts/Barbed Wire Dreams:Mexicans in the Media
box 10, folder 12
Nancy Hom, exhibit announcement Galeria de la Raza
1994
box 17, folder 1
Accion Latina, El Tecolote
1970-2005
box 17, folder 9
Monica Palacios/ Marga Gomez, slides
1985
box 17, folder 12
Shooting the Tourist slides
1996
box 17, folder 17
Zarco Gurrero, Mask exhibit
box 18, folder 3
Arte del Barrio
1981-1982
box 18, folder 8
Childrens Art Festival Golden Gate Park
box 10, folder 2
Centro Cultural de la Raza – Correspondence
1996
box 10, folder 3
Centro Cultural – Balboa Park – Inaugural for Murals, San Diego slides
1974-1975
box 10, folder 4
Chicano Park – San Diego slides and notes
1974-1993
box 10, folder 7
City Wide San Francisco Events, "stop racist journalism" protest, San Francisco News Agency (slides printed 1984) Gay Day
Parade
July, 1979
box 10, folder 17
Yellow Springs Gathering: includes notes by Yolanda M. Lopez and slides
1989
box 10, folder 13
Balmy Alley system
1981-1990
box 16, folder 6
Carnaval San Francisco, slides
1983
box 16, folder 7
Carnaval San Francisco, slides
1985
box 16, folder 8
Carnaval San Francisco, slides
1986
box 16, folder 9
Carnaval San Francisco, slides
1987
box 16, folder 10
Carnaval San Francisco, slides
1989
box 17, folder 3
Chicano Park 1974-1978, photos by Yolanda Lopez
box 17, folder 4
Chicano Park Film
May 1989
box 18, folder 11
Estrada Courts, Los Angeles murals
1985
box 18, folder 38
Twenty Fourth Street Fair
1985
box 18, folder 39
Twenty Fourth Street Fair
1985
box 18, folder 41
San Francisco Murals 24th st. and Bartett st
box 19, folder 2
Women's Building Dedication, First Front Billboard Galeria de la Raza
1994
box 19, folder 3
Women's Building San Francisco Five Women Artists Multicultural Mural
1994
box 10, folder 5
Califas Conference slides
April, 1982
box 16, folder 1
Culture Clash slides
1984-1985
box 16, folder 2
Culture Clash publicity materials
1991-1993
box 16, folder 3
Culture Clash publicity materials
1992-1995
box 16, folder 5
Culture Clash Teaching Bowl of Being Chicano Vocabulary
box 16, folder 11
Galeria de la Raza Billboards, slides with notes by Yolanda M Lopez
1982-1997
box 16, folder 14
Self Help Graphics/Galeria Otra Vez, Maestras Atelier Summer
1999-2001
box 16, folder 16
Galeria Tonantzín/Jennifer Colby San Juan Bautista
1994-2001
box 17, folder 5
Galeria de la Raza, Extraño
March 1982
box 17, folder 6
Galeria de la Raza, Frida Exhibit
1987
box 17, folder 7
Galeria de la Raza, Vanguard Exhibit (AD HOC)
August 1994
box 18, folder 13
Galeria de la Raza Cultural Festival (6th annual)
box 18, folder 14
Galeria de la Raza Billboard individual artists
1983-1985
box 18, folder 15
Galeria de la Raza, Tomas, Shifra, Rio, Gabriella, Monica, Vita
1987
box 18, folder 45
Marshall Weber Performance
box 19, folder 1
June 1976 Wilson Jr. High
box 19, folder 6
Unknown exhibit & Benefit Run
Series VIII: Research Files
box 16, folder 18
Virgen de Guadalupe research files
box 18, folder 12
Four Hundred Years of Chicano History
