Title

Libertad

Artist

Ester Hernández

Date

1976

Type

Print

Work on paper

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

56 x 38.5 cm

Collection

Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division

Accession Number

Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 2000:051

Description

Print shows a woman sculptor carving the Statue of Liberty (labeled Aztlan) into shapes and motifs typical of indigenous Mexican culture, as a demonstration of resistance to assimilation.

Source

https://www.loc.gov/item/2001695155/