Dolores Huerta
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.
- 1999
- Object number
- NPG.2015.23
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Copyright
- © 1999 Barbara Carrasco
- Type
- 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
- 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
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.2015.23
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm48aa097c9-fa86-45b7-b44a-36e9cfcd4000
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