2010.54.1207

Fiesta Del Barrio [Block party]
ca 1974
29 in HIGH x 23 in WIDE
(73.66 cm HIGH x 58.42 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.1207


Center of poster has stylized drawing of a woman in profile from the shoulders up; she is wearing a red hood. To the right of the woman is a stylized drawing of the sun in yellow. From top to bottom the poster has (in blue) the text: "Fiesta Del Barrio / July 25th / At Mary Help / Christians / Musica / Arte / Dancers / Food / Corky Gonzales / Y Otros Oradores / From 12 Noon To 11 PM / Gratis". Featured guest Corky Gonzalez (1928-2005) was a boxer, poet, and activist, considered to be one of the founders of the modern Chicano movement. [LMC]
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