Xavier Viramontes, printmaker : a life in print. Director, Michel Fraser ; producer, Michel Fraser, Steve Patapoff.

"A profile of Xavier Viramontes, one of the most influential Hispanic artists of our time. His iconoclast silk screen poster, 'BOYCOTT GRAPES', for the United Farmworkers, awakened a nation and rallied the Chicano movement in art. A segment explores the rich history of Galería de la Raza, its orig...

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Corporate Author: Fraser + Films (Firm)
Other Authors: Patapoff, Steve, Viramontes, Xavier, Fraser, Michel
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: [United States] : Fraser + Films, [2008], ©2008.
Subjects:
Viramontes, Xavier.
Galería de la Raza (San Francisco, Calif.)
United Farm Workers of America > Posters.
Hispanic American artists.
Hispanic American printmakers.
Hispanic American prints.
Prints > Technique.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary films.
Biographical films.
Genre:
Posters.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary films.
Biographical films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (56 min., 40 sec.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Life in print.
Xavier Viramontes, a life in print.
Format: Video DVD
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Summary:
"A profile of Xavier Viramontes, one of the most influential Hispanic artists of our time. His iconoclast silk screen poster, 'BOYCOTT GRAPES', for the United Farmworkers, awakened a nation and rallied the Chicano movement in art. A segment explores the rich history of Galería de la Raza, its origins and influence on the Chicano movement and the culture of San Francisco"--Container.
Note:Extras: Demo, a 30-minute tutorial of the mulitple plate etching process of creating the hand-pulled print "Mikey's World"; Gallery, a showcase of Xavier's prints, painting & billboards; Image gallery, a showcase of documentary art work.
Videorecording.
Call Number:N6538.H58 X38 2008 VideoDVD
Credits:Director of photography, Steve Patapoff ; editor, James Reed ; music, Safa Shokrai.
System Details:DVD.