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Collage of five diverse artworks from the Hammer Museum Collections side by side. From left to right: 1) Contemporary painting of two embracing figures with surreal elements. 2) Post-impressionist style painting of trees with vibrant blues and greens. 3) Black and white illustration of a face with intricate patterns. 4) Japanese woodblock print style image of a figure in a checkered robe. 5) Photograph of a couple dancing, the woman in a black dress and the man in white

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Art Andrew Zermeño, Si La Raza no para a Nixon, Nixon aplastará a La Raza
Si La Raza no para a Nixon, Nixon aplastará a La Raza, by Andrew Zermeno, 1968

Andrew Zermeño, Artist
Si La Raza no para a Nixon, Nixon aplastará a La Raza , 1968

Medium
Offset paper
Dimensions
34 7/8 x 22 3/4 in. (88.6 x 57.8 cm)
Credit Line
Center for the Study of Political Graphics, Los Angeles. Photo courtesy of Center for the Study of Political Graphics

Si La Raza no para a Nixon, Nixon aplastara a La Raza (Unless La Raza Stops Nixon, Nixon Will Stomp La Raza) is a political poster created by Andrew Zermeño, a graphic artist who produced political cartoons for Cesar Chavez’s United Farm Workers Union. The bilingual poster depicts President Richard Nixon stomping victoriously on La Raza (the race), a term used for citizens of Mexican and Chicano background. With this poster, Zermeño is urging farmworkers and those of Mexican and Chicano descent to fight for equal rights. Political activism was one factor that drew people together across racial lines. John Outterbridge met Zermeño when they were both engaged in activist work.

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