Rupert García

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Rupert García
Born1941 (age 79–80)
French Camp, California, U.S.
Other namesRupert Garcia
Alma materSan Francisco State University, University of California, Berkeley
EmployerSan Jose State University

Rupert García (born 1941 French Camp, California) is an American Chicano artist and professor. In 1970, he co-founded the Galería de la Raza in San Francisco.[1][2]

Biography[]

García served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War, participating in Operation Rolling Thunder.

He returned in 1966, and studied at the San Francisco State College (now San Francisco State University).[3] There he joined the anti-war movement and participated in the 1968 student strike organized by the Third World Liberation Front.[4] He stopped painting until the mid-70s, instead creating political posters denouncing violence against Latinos and Blacks in the United States.[5] In 1981, García completed a MA degree in History of Art at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley). He helped found the San Francisco Poster Workshop at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts.[6][when?]

In 1988, he started teaching at San Jose State University.[3] He retired[when?] as Professor Emeritus of Art at San Jose State University.[5][7]

In 2011, he exhibited at the de Young museum.[8] His work is in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum,[9] and the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts.[10]

Publications[]

  • Catlett, Elizabeth; Castellon, Rolando (1978). Rupert Garcia: Pastel Drawings, March 3-April 23, 1978 (exhibition). San Francisco, California: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

References[]

  1. ^ Boettger, Suzaan (April 16, 2019). "The Timely Dissent of a Vietnam War-Themed Show". Hyperallergic.
  2. ^ "Alumnus Rupert García Speaks at Smithsonian American Art Museum". College of Liberal & Creative Arts. San Francisco State University. April 23, 2019.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Rupert Garcia". San José Museum of Art. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  4. ^ "Artist Rupert Garcia". San José Museum of Art. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Barros de Castro, Mauricio (December 2020). "Right On! An Interview with Rupert Garcia". Revista N'oj. Latinx Research Center. 1 (2).
  6. ^ "The 25th Anniversary of the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts". KQED. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  7. ^ "Rupert Garcia: Rolling Thunder". Minnesota Street Project. 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  8. ^ "Rupert Garcia: The Magnolia Editions Projects 1991–2011". de Young Museum. 2011-02-10. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  9. ^ "Rupert García". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  10. ^ "Rupert Garcia". Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Retrieved 2020-12-21.

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