2022.1.3324

Object number:

2022.1.3324

Object name:

poster; work on paper

Title:

Dance Benefit for the Chicana Center

Maker:

Maria Teresa Romero

Date made:

1977

Material/Technique:

Silkscreen on paper

Dimensions:

H: 28.625 in, W: 17.5 in

Credit line:

Gift of the Terrazas Martin Family on behalf of Margaret Terrazas-Santos

Physical description:

Multicolored silkscreen print on white paper.

Content description:

Poster for a Dance Benefit for the Chicana Center. Main image is of a stylized woman, in blue and pink, stretching her arms up to the sky. Text reads "Dance Benefit for the Chicana Center, Dec. 10 '77 Mills College / Student Union Lodge / Mirasol & Members of Flor del Pueblo

Concepts:

woman; Chicana Feminism; benefit event

Places:

Oakland, California

Organizations:

Mills College; Mirasol; Flor del Pueblo

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