Object number:
2010.54.11115
Object name:
poster; work on paper
Title:
The First Continental Chasky of Autodescumbrimiento 1492-1992
Maker:
Rodrigo Betancur, Elizabeth Dante
Date made:
late 20th century - early 21st century
Material / Technique:
Offset lithograph on paper
Dimensions:
H: 14.1875 in, W: 20.25 in
Credit line:
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
Copyright status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Physical description:
Poster
Content description:
Poster consists of a full color image and black text on a cream colored background. Text at the top reads "The First Continental CHASKY of Autodescubrimiento 1492-1992." In the middle is an image of the mosaic mural by Rodrigo Betancur and Elizabeth Dante depicting Inca images on the left side (including humanlike figures, the sun, and maize) and a conquistador holding a naked child by its legs next to a group of nude people hanging from a wooden structure over a fire. Text in the lower left corner reads "That all rise up / That everyone is called / That none remain behind" / Popol Vuh / CHASKY is an Inca word signifying "runner", or "messenger", "voice of the people.
Concepts:
mural; animal; male; sun; maize; female; Inca; conquistador
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