Yolanda López

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Yolanda López

Karen Mary Davalos

Table of Contents

$24.95 paper
ISBN: 978-0-89551-110-2
ISBN 10: 0-89551-110-X

$60.00 cloth/jacket
ISBN: 978-0-89551-103-4
ISBN 10: 0-89551-103-7

The first book-length exploration of the prominent Mexican American visual artist’s career.

Chicana artist Yolanda López achieved international recognition for her groundbreaking and controversial Virgin of Guadalupe series of paintings (1975–78) in which she transformed the beloved icon in order to celebrate and sanctify ordinary Mexican and Mexican American women as hardworking, assertive, and vibrant. Born in San Diego, California, López formally trained as a painter but has since expanded into a variety of media, including installation, video, and slide presentations.

Karen Mary Davalos identifies the themes and concerns that unify the artist’s diverse body of work. At times playful, political, and feminist, López is unwavering in her commitment to representing the experiences of Mexican American women in the United States, confronting stereotypes about Latin Americans and challenging U.S. immigration policy.

“With its numerous reprints of Lopez’s most famous reinterpretations of la Virgen de Guadalupe, this book will no doubt spark interesting discussions around Chicanisma, sexuality and tradition.” —Colorlines

“Handsomely illustrated with historical documents and reproductions of the work.” —Choice

Karen Mary Davalos is associate professor of Chicano/a studies at Loyola Marymount University and the author of Exhibiting Mestizaje.

128 pages | 100 color photos | 6 1/2 x 9 1/2| 2009
A Ver Series

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

From la frontera: Family and Courage in San Diego

In the trenches: The development of a political artist

Finding a language: Deconstruction, Semiotics, & Social Change

Guadalupe as feminist proposal

Collecting and Exhibiting Mexicana as Disidentification
Conclusion

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Yolanda López Karen Mary Davalos Table of Contents		$24.95 paper ISBN: 978-0-89551-110-2 ISBN 10: 0-89551-110-X $60.00 cloth/jacket ISBN: 978-0-89551-103-4 ISBN 10: 0-89551-103-7
The first book-length exploration of the prominent Mexican American visual artist’s career. Chicana artist Yolanda López achieved international recognition for her groundbreaking and controversial Virgin of Guadalupe series of paintings (1975–78) in which she transformed the beloved icon in order to celebrate and sanctify ordinary Mexican and Mexican American women as hardworking, assertive, and vibrant. Born in San Diego, California, López formally trained as a painter but has since expanded into a variety of media, including installation, video, and slide presentations. Karen Mary Davalos identifies the themes and concerns that unify the artist’s diverse body of work. At times playful, political, and feminist, López is unwavering in her commitment to representing the experiences of Mexican American women in the United States, confronting stereotypes about Latin Americans and challenging U.S. immigration policy. “With its numerous reprints of Lopez’s most famous reinterpretations of la Virgen de Guadalupe, this book will no doubt spark interesting discussions around Chicanisma, sexuality and tradition.” —Colorlines “Handsomely illustrated with historical documents and reproductions of the work.” —Choice Karen Mary Davalos is associate professor of Chicano/a studies at Loyola Marymount University and the author of Exhibiting Mestizaje. 128 pages \| 100 color photos \| 6 1/2 x 9 1/2\| 2009 A Ver Series TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction From la frontera: Family and Courage in San Diego In the trenches: The development of a political artist Finding a language: Deconstruction, Semiotics, & Social Change Guadalupe as feminist proposal Collecting and Exhibiting Mexicana as Disidentification Conclusion