Showing posts with label 1974. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1974. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 02, 2014

Ten Photographs: Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzáles, San José, California, 1974

In 1974, Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzáles came to an arts opening at El Centro Cultural de la Gente in San José, California. This was an fantastic opportunity to meet the seminal Chicano poet and organizer. Many couldn't wait to discuss the issues of the day. The fiery leader from Denver, Colorado was definitely ready for debates

Here are ten photographs from that dynamic day. I scanned the original 35mm negatives to create these digital files. I haven't edited them (yet) in Photoshop to remove dust and scratch marks. These historic images are more than 40 years old. The original files are significantly larger.

Click photos to enlarge.











Copyright 2014 Jesús Manuel Mena Garza. All rights reserved.

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Some Photos I Haven't Exhibited

Some recent scans ... feel free to comment. Some were shot at San Jose High when I was a student. That was way back in the late 60s. Others were captured in 1974 at San Jose's Centro Cultural de la Gente. The one seascape is from around 1982. Quite the mix. Click to enlarge.












Yes ...  that is me back in 1969.

Copyright 2014 Jesus Manuel Mena Garza. All rights reserved.

Monday, March 21, 2011

Free Chicano PowerPoint Presentation Available

[Click this link to get more information about the Chicano Photographer series. Click on image to view a much larger version. Photo and text copyright 2011 Jesús Manuel Mena Garza. All rights reserved.]


Jesús Garza Photography has created a PowerPoint (PPT) presentation based on his Chicano Photographer exhibition. He has made it available at NO COST to schools, universities and nonprofit organizations.


The show includes more than 30 photographs from his exhibition series. The presentation explores the Chicano Movement (El Movimiento Chicano) from 1970 to 1975 and also the migration of Garza’s family from Tejas to Mexico and back to Texas.

To make the presentation more practical, there is accompanying text file in MS Word. Garza is making this presentation available to academics and institutions to help them inform new generations of the important struggles of Chicanas and Chicanos.

Presentation Topics

- Tejano Diaspora
- Familia Migration
- San José, California
- El Barrio
- UFW
- Marches and Demonstrations
- Teatro
- Chicana/o Radio
- El Centro Cultural

The Chicano Photographer PPT includes brief and useful descriptions in the Presenter Tools view. The "cue cards" in this mode simplify making the presentation. The PPT is customizable. You can easily add comments or delete slides to make it accessible to all levels. The show has been already adapted by academics for use in several schools and colleges.

Garza used the PPT during recent lectures at San José State University, University of Redlands, San Bernardino County Museum and the University of California at Berkeley. The thirty one images that comprise the Chicano Photographer show are also available for exhibition by contacting the artist.

Call (909) 557-7151 or email to request a free PPT today.

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