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Title
Mariposa House
Description
In 1992, anthropologist Jayne Howell encountered two brothers, Diodoro and Samuel Gonzalez Perez, and their cousin Avelino Gonzalez Perez at the Seneca Castle migrant farmworker camp. Their small dioramas constructed of popsicle sticks had specific and complex connections to their village in Chiapas, Mexico.
Three years later, Geneseo Migrant Center Director Sylvia Kelly encountered Samuel at the Franjo Farm camp, teaching others his constructions. She described this object as "a large multicolored house with cantilevered double roof on each side, and a thread-hinged, swinging front door. The front wall of the house is necely decorated with a HUGE gold and blue mariposa."
Three years later, Geneseo Migrant Center Director Sylvia Kelly encountered Samuel at the Franjo Farm camp, teaching others his constructions. She described this object as "a large multicolored house with cantilevered double roof on each side, and a thread-hinged, swinging front door. The front wall of the house is necely decorated with a HUGE gold and blue mariposa."
Creator
Gonzalez Perez, Samuel
Publisher
Geneseo Migrant Center
Date
1995?
Contributor
Cooper, Ken
Source
Creative Artists Migrant Program Services collection, Genesee Valley Council on the Arts
Format
jpeg, 1.6 MB
Type
Still image
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Digital photograph
Geolocation
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