Creative Collectives: Chicana Painters Working in Community

by María Ochoa

Book Overview

A compelling blend of art history, social analysis, and personal testimony, Creative Collectives presents a new paradigm for understanding Chicana/o studies. By following the artistic and ideological journeys of two groups of northern California Chicana artists, Mar a Ochoa argues that the women involved in these collectives created complex images whose powerful visual social commentary sprang from the daily experiences of their lives.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826321100
• ISBN13: 9780826321107
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 159 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.7" x 8.9"