Documents of Latin American and Latino Art

This document is a handwritten agenda for a meeting held in 1974 of the Chicano artist collective known as Los Four. It lists six items for discussion: criteria, attitude, technical skills, philosophical notions, educational goals, and financial [...]

In this statement, Gilbert Sanchez Lujan, a founding member of the Los Angeles Chicano art collective Los Four, recounts his personal history as a Chicano artist and an advocate for Chicano art. He cites his curatorial practice in an exhibition of [...]

In this brief statement, Gilbert Sanchez Lujan, artist and founding member of the Los Angeles Chicano art collective, Los Four, defines the term “pocho” as it relates to Chicano art and cultural identity. Pocho, previously employed by Mexicans as [...]

In this brief essay, Gilberto Sánchez Luján addresses the conditions that have led to a difficult understanding of Chicano art on the part of the general public. The author identifies two primary issues that have impeded the development of Chicano [...]