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Judithe Hernandez
Judithe
Hernandez was born in 1948 in Los Angeles, California. She began her career in
the midst of the Chicano Civil Rights Movement. She had a great influence in
Chicano art. In the beginning of her career she gained recognition from her murals.
She was a member of Los Four, a Chicano artist collective. The group focused on
bringing Chicano Art to the mainstream art world. Her later works consist
primarily of pastel on paper. Her works often demonstrated social tension of
gender roles and also included indigenous figures.
“Remembering the
Dead” by Judithe Hernandez
This is one
piece of artwork from Hernandez’s, Juarez Series. The Juarez Series is full of
artwork in respect to a chain of murders of young women in Juarez, Mexico. The murders
began in the 1990s. The official number of murders is 800 but it is said that
the number is possibly much greater. No significant investigation has been put
in place to solve these murders.
“Homenaje a las
Mujeres de Aztlan” by Judithe Hernandez
This mural is
located in Los Angeles in the Ramona Garden Housing Projects. It is dedicated
to the strong women of Mexico who have fought for the well being of their
family, country, and people.
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