"TRIUMPH OF OUR COMMUNITIES"
Four Decades of Mexican American Art

"The absolute bible of contemporary Chicano Art" - Cheech Marin

Bilingual Press - Hispanic Research Center
Arizona State University - Tempe, Arizona

"Inland Empire Kouros"       oil and acrylic                 by David Rosales
pg. 258

CALIFORNIA DREAMIN ' - Chicano California continually dreams itself anew, and it does so for all Raza. The prevailing winds of order, disorder, and reorder sweep inland from the coast. California, its own North, its own South, its center; here are the crucibles from which is forged un sueno that is at once a dream and an occasional pesadilla. Some claim the movies are "just like" life but with the boring parts elided. Others judge that la vida es sueno, y los suenos, suenos son.

With more than 600 full-color images, this book celebrates the art organizations that have promoted Mexican American art and served as art education centers for their communities. THeir efforts have produced a significant body of collectible works that inspire through artistry. Vividly showcasing many of these works on generoursly sized pages, this coffee-table book is the fourth volume in the series that began with the award-winning Contemporary Chicana and Chicano Art: Artist, Works, Culture, and Education.

General Editor Gary D. Keller

Managing Editor Karen S. Van Hooft

Associate Editors
Brian Ellis Cassity, Cristina de Isasi, Linda St. George Thurston

Project Team
Jo Ann Briseno, Melanie Magisos, Amy K. Phillips, Karen S. Van Hooft
Registrar Santiago Moratto

Bilingual Press - Hispanic Research Center
Arizona State University
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Tempe, Arizona 85287-2702
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