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Boycott Grapes, Support the United Farm Workers Union

Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery

Object Details

Artist
Xavier Viramontes, born Richmond, CA 1943
Exhibition Label
Viramontes created Boycott Grapes, Support the United Farm Workers Union the year César Chávez initiated a new grape boycott in response to the Teamsters' violent intervention in disputes between the UFW and California growers. Viramontes was aware of the Teamsters' brutal tactics, which likely informed his imagery of a formidable Aztec warrior squeezing grapes that spew blood instead of juice. The artist suggested that the UFW sell the poster to support the boycott. While the union initially believed the blood symbolism was too graphic, they began selling the print via mail order through El Malcriado, the UFW newspaper.
¡Printing the Revolution! The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now, 2020
Exhibition Label in Spanish
Viramontes creó Boicot de las uvas, apoyo para los trabajadores de la Unión de Campesinos, el año en que César Chávez empezó un nuevo boicot de las uvas, en respuesta a la violenta intervención del sindicato Teamsters en los conflictos entre la Unión de Campesinos y los productores de uvas de California. Viramontes conocía bien las tácticas brutales de los Teamsters y estas probablemente fueron la inspiración para sus imágenes de un formidable guerrero azteca exprimiendo uvas que derraman sangre en vez de jugo. El artista sugirió que la Unión de Campesinos (UFW) vendiera el cartel para apoyar el boicot. Aunque inicialmente el sindicato pensó que el simbolismo de la sangre era demasiado crudo, decidieron empezar a vender el grabado por correo y los pedidos se hacían a través de El Malcriado, el periódico de la UFW.
¡Printing the Revolution! The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now, 2020
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tomás Ybarra-Frausto
Copyright
© 1973, Xavier Viramontes
1973
Object number
1995.50.58
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Graphic Arts-Mechanical Reproduction
Medium
offset lithograph on paper
Dimensions
image: 21 3/4 x 16 in. (55.3 x 40.6 cm) sheet (irregular): 23 5/8 x 17 1/2 in. (60 x 44.6 cm)
See more items in
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department
Graphic Arts
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Topic
Figure male
Occupation\farm
History\United States\labor history
Allegory\civic\rebellion
Object\fruit\grape
Record ID
saam_1995.50.58
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk78b3561dd-797c-46c7-8a27-e1e644fbfec4

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