Yolanda Lopez
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Yolanda Lopez
By (Author) Karen Mary Davalos
UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Press
UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Press
1st November 2009
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Individual artists, art monographs
709.2
Physical Properties
Paperback
128
Width 165mm, Height 241mm, Spine 13mm
Description
Chicana artist Yolanda Lpez achieved international recognition for her groundbreaking and controversial Virgin of Guadalupe series of paintings (197578) in which she transformed the beloved icon in order to celebrate and sanctify ordinary Mexican and Mexican American women as hardworking, assertive, and vibrant. Born in San Diego, California, Lpez formally trained as a painter but has since expanded into a variety of media, including installation, video, and slide presentations.
Author Bio
Karen Mary Davalos is associate professor of Chicano/a studies at Loyola Marymount University and the author of Exhibiting Mestizaje.
