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SCHOOL: ADVISORS: COMMITTEE MEMBERS: MPACT Status: Fully Complete Title: Art in the heart of East L.A.: A history of Self Help Graphics and Art, Inc., 1972--2004 Abstract: This dissertation examines how the creation of a unique grassroots art center, Self Help Graphics and Art, Inc., played a vital role in the development of Chicana/o art, and contributed to the arts discourse of the community of East Los Angeles between 1972 and 2004. The uniqueness is a synergetic result of organizing artists' workshops and supporting interactivity to creating a protean barrio institution, which served as a catalyst for visual arts in an economically under-resourced urban area. It is clear that the founder of Self Help, Sister Karen Boccalero (1933-1997), who was also the Executive Director, and her collaborators and associates put an indelible stamp on this cultural institution. The center engaged in promoting education about and pride in Mexican and Chicana/o culture. Through the ateliers, youth programs, and annual Day of the Dead celebration, Self Help reflected and recreated many facets of Chicana/o aesthetics and the struggle for social justice. The history of this organization and the artists who became a part of it is investigated using oral histories, archival papers, local newspapers, and the artwork itself. |
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