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Dolores Huerta

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Object Details

Artist

Barbara Carrasco, born 1955

Sitter

Dolores Huerta, born 10 Apr 1930

Exhibition Label

Through her example as a labor and civil rights leader, and her challenge to norms that restrict women’s role in society, Huerta became an early symbol of female power for the Chicano and feminist movements.
Chicana artist Barbara Carrasco made this portrait in homage to Huerta. Carrasco became a supporter of the farm workers’ movement in the 1970s and served for decades as a volunteer staff artist for the UFW. Carrasco, who considers Huerta her mentor and a close friend, explained her motivations for this portrait: “There are so many icons of men, and icons of women painted by men, that I wanted (as a woman) to create an iconic image of Huerta to recognize her as an equal of César Chávez and, historically, the most important negotiator for the United Farm Workers.”
Dolores Huerta
Con su ejemplo como líder laboral y defensora de los derechos civiles, a la vez que desafió las reglas que restringían el papel de la mujer en sociedad, Huerta se convirtió en uno de los primeros símbolos del poder femenino para los movimientos chicano y feminista.
La artista chicana Barbara Carrasco realizó este retrato en homenaje a Huerta. Carrasco fue simpatizante del movimiento de los trabajadores agrícolas durante los años setenta y trabajó por varias décadas como artista voluntaria para la UFW. Considera a Huerta su mentora y amiga, y explicó así lo que la motivó a hacer este retrato: “Existen tantos iconos de hombres, e iconos de mujeres pintados por hombres, que quise [como mujer] crear una imagen icónica de Huerta para honrarla como figura a la altura de César Chávez y como la negociadora más importante en la historia de la Unión de Trabajadores Campesinos”.
Barbara Carrasco (nacida en 1955)
Serigrafía, 1999
Galería Nacional de Retratos, Instituto Smithsonian; adquisición posible gracias al apoyo del Latino Initiatives Pool, administrado por el Centro Latino del Smithsonian

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquisition made possible through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center.

Date

1999

Object number

NPG.2015.23

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

© 1999 Barbara Carrasco

Type

Print

Medium

Screenprint on paper

Dimensions

Sheet: 77.6 × 56.9 cm (30 9/16 × 22 3/8")
Frame: 87 × 65.1 cm (34 1/4 × 25 5/8")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Costume\Dress Accessory\Button
Dolores Huerta: Female
Dolores Huerta: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Labor leader
Dolores Huerta: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Social reformer\Civil rights activist
Dolores Huerta: Civilian awards\Presidential Medal of Freedom
Dolores Huerta: Social Welfare and Reform\Civic leader
Portrait

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm48aa097c9-fa86-45b7-b44a-36e9cfcd4000

Record ID

npg_NPG.2015.23

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