2010.54.6967

The mythology and history of Maiz
circa 1989
17.88 in HIGH x 22.38 in WIDE
(45.40 cm HIGH x 56.83 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.6967

Bottom center has "copyright 1989, photo by Ed Souza" and the union label for Allied printing 147 Inkworks.

Poster consists of a full color image on white paper with black print. Image is a photograph of a section of a painting depicting a large group of famous people sitting at and standing behind a large white table with the text "...and to all those who died, scrubbed floors, wept and fought for us" in blue on the tablecloth. The table sits on red tile with a large statue in front of it in each corner. In the middle of the table is Che Guevara with a skeleton behind him and the Virgin of Guadalupe above him with "America" on a banner across her chest. In the background is a field of corn and in the center in front of the table is one stalk of corn. Text in the bottom center of the border reads ""The Last Supper of Chicano Heroes" detail of mural "The Mythology and History of Maiz" by Jose Antonio Burciaga, Stanford University, Ca."

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