Rupert Garcia
1941–
Introduction
Rupert García (born in 1941), is an American Chicano visual artist, and educator. He is known as a painter, pastellist, and screen printer. In the 1960s, he led a Chicano movement against 'Yankee' culture through the production and use of posters and screen prints. He worked in collaboration with many Chicanx artists at different printing and art studios in the Los Angeles area, and made many activist works in support of the Chicano movement. In 1970, he co-founded the Galería de la Raza in San Francisco. He is a professor emeritus of art at San Jose State University since 2011.
Wikidata identifier
Q60371283
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Country of birth
United States
Roles
Artist, art historian, graphic artist, illustrator, journalist, painter, poster artist
ULAN identifier
500061992
Names
Rupert Garcia, Rupert García
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