For more than 40 years, Jesús Garza has created unique photographs for exhibition. He continues to show his images in museums and galleries from coast to coast. Garza's archive includes Imágenes Xicano, a documentary series that provides a unique history of the Chicano experience and form a primary core of his photographic production. Other work includes; Globe, AZ, Big Sur Nudes, Oaxaca, MX, Cadillac Nudes, Navajo Nation and Waiting.

These important images continue to be used in books, articles and exhibitions. Garza's collection is also the foundation of the book, Chicano Photographer.

Publications

Garza's photographs were published in Cesar Chavez, Amazing Americans, Wright Group/McGraw-Hill. The Fight in The Fields, Susan Ferriss, Harcourt Brace & Company. The Devil in Silicon Valley: Race and Mexicans in Northern California, Dr. Stephen Pitti, Assistant Professor of History and American Studies at Yale University. Princeton University Press. Cesar Chavez and La Causa, Dan La Botz, Visiting Assistant Professor-History, Miami University, Ohio, Pearson Longman Press. Smithsonian Q & A: Latino History & Culture: The Ultimate Question & Answer Book, Ilan Stavans, Harper Collins Publishers and in other books, magazines and articles.

Contact

Ann Marie Leimer, Ph.D., University of Redlands, (909) 748-8505, Send EMail

Links

• Artist Statement - The artist's philosphy
• Purchase Fine Art Black and White Prints - Hand printed by the artist
• Modified B & W Paper Developer - Create exhibition-quality prints
• Cadillac Fine Art Nude Series - Resurrected fine art nude series
• Fine Art Model Search - Model for classes, workshops and artists

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