Palo Alto Arts Center Proudly Presents “Treasures from the Mexican Museum: A Spirited Legacy”
One of the oldest Latino-focused art museums in the country, The Mexican Museum was founded by Peter Rodriguez in 1975. The museum has collected over 12,000 objects that capture the passionate voice of a vibrant people. The Palo Alto Art Center presents highlights from the museum’s permanent collection in the exhibition Treasures from The Mexican Museum: A Spirited Legacy from September 26, 2009 through April 18, 2010.
With the exhibition Treasures from The Mexican Museum: A Spirited Legacy, the Palo Alto Art Center provides a wonderful opportunity to view the collection’s ancient ritual figures from Latin America, ex-votos from Colonial Mexico, 20th century arte popular (folk art,) as well as outstanding paintings by Latino/Latina Artists who are pivotal figures of the Chicano movement in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles. Included are compelling works on paper by Mexican masters, including Diego Rivera, Rufino Tamayo, José Luis Cuevas, David Alfaro Siqueiros, José Clemente Orozco, José Guadalupe Posada, and Francisco Zuñiga. While these works demonstrate diversity in terms of their represented histories, identities, and influences, their grouping in the context of this exhibition points to the continuity of shared emblems and motifs.
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