philamuseum: Marta Sanchez collaborated with poet Norma E. Cantú, drawing inspiration from th
philamuseum: Marta Sanchez collaborated with poet Norma E. Cantú, drawing inspiration from their Mexican ancestry, to create this print. The train yard (depicted in the background) has played an important historical role as a thoroughfare for Mexican migration as well as a source of immigrant labor. The prominently placed circus performer calls to mind the vaudeville-type performances known as carpas that traveled via train in Mexico and the southwestern United States in the early 1900s.“R cigarro, R barril,” 2002, by Marta Sanchez -- source link
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