¡ZAPATISTA!
Mexican and Mexican-American Printworks

January 17 - March 16, 1997

Wriston Art Center



Angel Bracho, Emiliano Zapata, 1877-1919, woodcut, 1947

An exibition of the series Estampas de la Revolución Mexicana, produced by the Taller de Grafica Popular in Mexico City in 1947, and a portfolio of contemporary prints created by the Taller de Multimedia Y Grafica, Chicago, in response to the Zapatista Rebellion in Chiapas in January 1994.


Adjunct Events:

Friday, January 31, 1997
7:00 p.m., lecture: Interpretations of Revolutions: The Media Battle for Mexico's Past and Present, films: "Mexico: Revolution" and "No Hay Vuelta Atras" to be shown in conjunction with lecture. Main Hall, Rm. 109

Producer and Director Ray Santisteban teaches "Chicano Cinema" at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Friday, January 31, 1997
10:00 p.m., Latin Dance, Colman Hall

Saturday, February 1, 1997
1:30 p.m., Children's tour and activities
2:30 p.m., Paper-cut and print workshop
Fox Cities Children's Museum

Tuesday, February 4, 1997
7:30 p.m., videos: We are All Marcos, The War in Chiapas

Thursday, February 20, 1997
4:15 p.m., Indigenous Politics in Chiapas
Robin Hayes, National Co-Coordinator for Pastors for Peace

Thursday, February 27, 1997
6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., Los Corridos: Songs of the Mexican Revolution; a poetry writing workshop

Poet Edward Holgate teaches English at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.

Tuesday, March 4, 1997
7:30 p.m., film: Que Viva Mexico, 1931, directed by Sergei Eisenstein


Gallery Hours:
Tuesday - Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday, noon - 4:00 p.m.

The exhibition and all events are free and open to the public. The gallery is handicapped accessible.

For reservations and information please call 414-832-6621.


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revised: 13-Jan-1997
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