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- "We the People Defend Dignity," 2016-2017 - This poster was created by Shepard Fairey in response to the election of Donald Trump as US president. The diverse range of people depicted in the "We the People" series are aesthetically similar to Fairey's Barack Obama "Hope" poster. These images appeared on the back page of The Washington Post on inauguration day and were carried as signs at protests.
- 2016-2017
- Collections - Artifact
"We the People Defend Dignity," 2016-2017
This poster was created by Shepard Fairey in response to the election of Donald Trump as US president. The diverse range of people depicted in the "We the People" series are aesthetically similar to Fairey's Barack Obama "Hope" poster. These images appeared on the back page of The Washington Post on inauguration day and were carried as signs at protests.
- Maritza Garza in Her Quinceanera Dress, 1992 - Girls in the Hispanic community often celebrate their 15th birthday -- a coming of age -- with a Quinceanara celebration. The young woman wears a special dress for the occasion, often white or pale pink in color, and carries a bouquet of roses. Maritza Garza of Detroit chose this formal dress of satin and lace for her Quinceanara in 1992.
- 1992
- Collections - Artifact
Maritza Garza in Her Quinceanera Dress, 1992
Girls in the Hispanic community often celebrate their 15th birthday -- a coming of age -- with a Quinceanara celebration. The young woman wears a special dress for the occasion, often white or pale pink in color, and carries a bouquet of roses. Maritza Garza of Detroit chose this formal dress of satin and lace for her Quinceanara in 1992.
- Bag, Used by Maritza Garza at her Quinceanera, 1992 -
- April 04, 1992
- Collections - Artifact
Bag, Used by Maritza Garza at her Quinceanera, 1992
- Children Playing with a Pinata, December 1978 - Children wait their turn to take a swing at breaking open a pinata, likely filled with candy, small toys, or other treats. The photographer noted that the pinata was part of a Los Posadas celebration – a nine-day holiday commemorating Mary and Joseph's search for shelter in Bethlehem and celebrated by many members of the Latinx community every December.
- December 17, 1978
- Collections - Artifact
Children Playing with a Pinata, December 1978
Children wait their turn to take a swing at breaking open a pinata, likely filled with candy, small toys, or other treats. The photographer noted that the pinata was part of a Los Posadas celebration – a nine-day holiday commemorating Mary and Joseph's search for shelter in Bethlehem and celebrated by many members of the Latinx community every December.
- Invitation to the Quinceanera Celebration of Maritza Garza, 1992 - In the Hispanic tradition, girls mark their 15th birthday -- their coming of age -- with a Quinceanera celebration. This important rite-of-passage begins with a mass celebrated in the young woman's honor, followed by a reception featuring dinner and dancing. The teen is accompanied by a 14-member court of honor, seven girls and seven boys chosen from her closest friends and family.
- April 04, 1992
- Collections - Artifact
Invitation to the Quinceanera Celebration of Maritza Garza, 1992
In the Hispanic tradition, girls mark their 15th birthday -- their coming of age -- with a Quinceanera celebration. This important rite-of-passage begins with a mass celebrated in the young woman's honor, followed by a reception featuring dinner and dancing. The teen is accompanied by a 14-member court of honor, seven girls and seven boys chosen from her closest friends and family.
- "Huelga," United Farm Workers Organizing Committee Poster, 1966-1970 - The United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC) was formed when two migrant labor organizations merged during the 1966 Delano grape pickers strike. During the strike -- Huelga means "strike" -- and subsequent boycott, UFWOC received vital material and financial support from the larger national labor union (AFL-CIO) and several civil rights and religious organizations, activists, and politicians.
- 1966-1970
- Collections - Artifact
"Huelga," United Farm Workers Organizing Committee Poster, 1966-1970
The United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC) was formed when two migrant labor organizations merged during the 1966 Delano grape pickers strike. During the strike -- Huelga means "strike" -- and subsequent boycott, UFWOC received vital material and financial support from the larger national labor union (AFL-CIO) and several civil rights and religious organizations, activists, and politicians.
- Pillow, Used by Maritza Garza at her Quinceanera, 1992 -
- April 04, 1992
- Collections - Artifact
Pillow, Used by Maritza Garza at her Quinceanera, 1992
- "El Malcriado: The Voice of the Farm Worker," Volume VI, No. 2, January 26, 1973 -
- January 26, 1973
- Collections - Artifact
"El Malcriado: The Voice of the Farm Worker," Volume VI, No. 2, January 26, 1973
- Low Rider Magazine, Wedding/Quinceanera Issue, October 1979 - This October 1979 issue of <EM>Lowrider</EM> magazine focused on cultural milestones important in the lowrider community. Lowriders traditionally cruise for anniversaries, weddings, and <EM>quinceanera</EM> celebrations -- a 15th-birthday observance in Hispanic culture.
- October 01, 1979
- Collections - Artifact
Low Rider Magazine, Wedding/Quinceanera Issue, October 1979
This October 1979 issue of Lowrider magazine focused on cultural milestones important in the lowrider community. Lowriders traditionally cruise for anniversaries, weddings, and quinceanera celebrations -- a 15th-birthday observance in Hispanic culture.
- Quinceanera Rhinestone Tiara, 2011 - Girls in the Hispanic community often celebrate their 15th birthday, or Quinceanara, with a special ceremony marking their passage from childhood to adulthood. The young woman is crowned with a tiara by parents or godparents. The tiara denotes that she is a "princess" before God and the world, represents her triumph over childhood, and her ability to face the challenges ahead.
- 2011
- Collections - Artifact
Quinceanera Rhinestone Tiara, 2011
Girls in the Hispanic community often celebrate their 15th birthday, or Quinceanara, with a special ceremony marking their passage from childhood to adulthood. The young woman is crowned with a tiara by parents or godparents. The tiara denotes that she is a "princess" before God and the world, represents her triumph over childhood, and her ability to face the challenges ahead.