In the short essay “The Iconography Self- Determination: Ethnicity, and Class” by Shifra M. Goldman, the author talks about the chicano art movement that occurred from the mid to late 1900s. Due to the being oppressed by Europeans, that caused Chicanos to question who they were and what they represented. During this process, many seeked art to express their race, culture and class. Many artworks that came from this movement soon enough represented a recurrent theme. Also, cultural maintenance, resistance and affirmation themes have emerged from this Chicano resistance time.
The image from Yolanda M. Lopez that I have chosen is Margaret F. Stewart:Our Lady of Guadalupe (1978). Yolanda uses race, ethnicity, and gender in this painting to represent her mother and what the ideal woman should be like in the Mexican and Chicano culture. Also, this image represents Chicana self determination by having Margaret represent it through her textile work and hard work in general. It is evident to know that this makes up a third of Yolanda’s Guadalupe series due to the iconic yellow light behind Margaret.
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