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Six spokes radiate from a solar disc in the center of this circular design, organizing concentric rings of color based upon traditional Mexican blankets. At the outer edge we see a knotted fringe. Altamirano worked in Western New York as a migrant…

This program accompanied a 1990 gallery exhibit centered on Mexican folk art traditions, as seen through seven individuals or families. Its curator explained that it was "divided into four major themes which illustrate central aspects of the workers'…

Pastel drawing takes its name from a traditional Haitian house that is long and narrow, with its narrow end facing the road and lots of cross-ventilation through windows and doors. According to landscape architect Patti Stouter, its design is similar…

For the 1985 Genesee Migrant Center exhibit African Past: Migrant Present, this drawing was titled "Ghost"; for the 1991 exhibit Passages, it was title "Voudo Man." Cantave Sean's stylized figure recalls the vèvè of Voudon, symbols that were to act…

Cesar Chavez (1927-1993) along with Dolores Huerta was founder of the pioneering National Farm Workers Association in 1962--later reorganized as the United Farm Workers five years later. He adapted activist tools of both labor unions and the civil…

Radical organization of space turns this lush orchard into a social cross-section of American agriculture. Four migrant workers are on ladders picking cherries, the one at left positioned to appear behind bars. A farmer or crew chief drives a tractor…

Ahead of Cavazos' 1989 show at the Bertha V. B. Lederer Gallery, he sketched several of the works that appeared in the exhibition. Perhaps it was to help others identify the objects; perhaps it was intended for subsequent shows in Buffalo. The…

Like other Cavazos paintings about agricultural work--Fields,The Cherry Pickers Are Working--sweeping vistas evoke underlying, difficult questions about perspective. Here, the curvature associated with panoramic views depicts a long line of cabbages…

Landscape painting adopts an aerial perspective upon a farm in the midst of harvesting--tomatoes, potatoes, and corn all are represented. Large formal blocks of color divide the different spaces, and farm equipment conveys a sense of energy via…