Rupert García

Rupert García (born 1941 French Camp) is a Chicano artist. He founded Galería de la Raza.[1][2]

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. There he joined the anti-war movement and participated in the 1968 student strike organized by the Third World Liberation Front.[3] He stopped painting until the mid-70s, instead creating political posters denouncing violence against Latinos and Blacks in the United States.[4]

In 1981 García completed a MA in History of Art at the University of California, Berkeley. He retired as a tenured professor from the School of Art and Design at San Jose State University.[4]

In 2011, he exhibited at the de Young museum.[5] His work is in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum,[6] and Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts.[7]

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. "Artist Rupert Garcia". San José Museum of Art. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  4. Barros de Castro, Mauricio (December 2020). "Right On! An Interview with Rupert Garcia". Revista N'oj. Latinx Research Center. 1 (2).
  5. "Rupert Garcia: The Magnolia Editions Projects 1991–2011". de Young Museum. 2011-02-10. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  6. "Rupert García". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  7. "Rupert Garcia". Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
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