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Dolores
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Barbara Carrasco, Dolores, 1999, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Frank K. Ribelin Endowment, 2020.22.7, © 1999, Barbara Carrasco
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This hand-cut screenprint honors one of the cofounders of the United Farm Workers (UFW), Dolores Huerta. The portrait was part of a series recognizing women who dedicated their lives to helping others. The print contains simple, clean lines, with mint green to represent Huerta’s work with the farm workers, the yellow ochre color “to show that she radiated humanity and love,” and the pink “to show that she was a feminist.” Her name is written behind her and she wears an enamel pin with the phrase “Sí se puede” (Yes, we can) and the UFW logo. Huerta is credited with introducing this phrase into UFW organizing.
Carrasco met Huerta at age nineteen when she began working with the other UFW co-founder, Cesar Chavez, to create art for the union. Huerta became a role model for Carrasco. This piece is now used by the Dolores Huerta Foundation on promotional materials and merchandise. In 2008 the Girl Scouts of America honored Huerta with a merit badge based on Carrasco’s portrait of her. Since then, this has become a source of inspiration for other famous portraits, such as the Barack Obama Hope poster. (Author: Cal Zeman with Barbara Carrasco)
Carrasco met Huerta at age nineteen when she began working with the other UFW co-founder, Cesar Chavez, to create art for the union. Huerta became a role model for Carrasco. This piece is now used by the Dolores Huerta Foundation on promotional materials and merchandise. In 2008 the Girl Scouts of America honored Huerta with a merit badge based on Carrasco’s portrait of her. Since then, this has become a source of inspiration for other famous portraits, such as the Barack Obama Hope poster. (Author: Cal Zeman with Barbara Carrasco)
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