Women’s Work Is Never Done from portfolio 10 x 10: Ten Women/Ten Prints
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Women’s Work Is Never Done from portfolio 10 x 10: Ten Women/Ten Prints
199520th Century
22 in. x 22 in. (55.88 cm x 55.88 cm)
Yolanda M. Lopez, Mexican/American, (1942–2021)
Object Type:
Works on Paper
Creation Place:
North America, United States, California
Medium and Support:
Silkscreen on paper
Credit Line:
Museum Purchase, Mrs. John C. Sigourney [Mary Singleton], B.A. 1949, Fund
Accession Number:
1995.12.f
In this print, Yolanda López combines two photographs to honor the resilience of Latina women. One photograph features women labor workers from a California broccoli farm and the second photo is an image of Dolores Huerta who was the co-leader of the agricultural labor union United Farm Workers (UFW). Huerta is holding a sign that says “Huelga,” which means strike in Spanish, with the UFW logo on the bottom corner of the sign. This print comes from the portfolio 10x10: Ten Women / Ten Prints, which was published by the Berkeley Art Center in 1995 to commemorate that year’s International Women’s Day (March 8th) and the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the 19th amendment, which gave women in the U.S. the right to vote.
Yolanda López is a Mexican American artist who has deeply connected her activist work to her art practice. One of her most famous political prints was Who’s the Illegal Alien, Pilgrim (1994). López is known for works focusing on the experiences of Mexican American (Chicana) women and analyzing influential female iconography. She grew up in San Diego then moved to the Bay Area where she participated in social activism, including the student strike at San Francisco State University in 1968.
--Sage Gaspar, December 2020
Yolanda López is a Mexican American artist who has deeply connected her activist work to her art practice. One of her most famous political prints was Who’s the Illegal Alien, Pilgrim (1994). López is known for works focusing on the experiences of Mexican American (Chicana) women and analyzing influential female iconography. She grew up in San Diego then moved to the Bay Area where she participated in social activism, including the student strike at San Francisco State University in 1968.
--Sage Gaspar, December 2020
Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- From Image to Text: Mills Women Write About the Collection Mills College Art Museum , 8/28/2002 - 12/15/2002
- Moments of Impact Mills College Art Museum , 11/30/2016 - 5/28/2017
- You're Seeing Less Than Half the Picture Mills College Art Museum , 12/5/2018 - 6/2/2019
- Shifting Perspectives Mills College Art Museum , 12/2/2020 - 3/7/2021
Dimensions
- Image Dimensions: 21 3/4 in. x 21 3/4 in. (55.25 cm x 55.25 cm)
- Sheet Dimensions: 22 x 22 in. (55.88 x 55.88 cm)
Bibliography List
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Stephanie Hanor, ed. Moments of Impact. Moments of Impact Mills College Art Museum. Oakland, CA, 2017
- Stephanie Hanor, ed. You're Seeing Less Than Half The Picture. You're Seeing Less Than Half The Picture Mills College Art Museum. Oakland, CA, 2018
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