The Mexican Presence in L.A. Art, 1945-80

Principal Investigator: Chon Noriega (CSRC)
Project Coordinator and Curator: Tere Romo
Commissioned Artist: Sandra de la Loza
Graduate Research Assistant: Mirasol Riojas

Description: The Mexican Presence in L.A. Art, 1945-80 is a multi-year research project focusing on the artistic contributions of Mexican American and Chicano artists to American art and to Los Angeles's artistic development from 1945 - 1980. A key project component will be a series of oral histories with participating artists, which will be made available to students and scholars. The first of its kind, the project research will culminate in a group exhibition in 2012 at the Claremont Museum of Art featuring artists active during the period of 1940 - 65 and at the UCLA Fowler Museum highlighting art groups from 1965 -80; a site specific artist installation at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and a comprehensive exhibition catalogue. Each exhibition site will host related education and public programs.

Funders: Getty Foundation, $225,000 (2008-10), Annenberg Foundation, $50,000 (2008-10).