Cesar Chavez "An American Leader" Exhibit Installation

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Chavez Installation Film Summary

Film Duration - 46:48

‘An American Leader Cesar E. Chavez, March 29-August 18, 2000’

Photographs by Victor Aleman, Oscar Castillo, Emmon Clarke, John Kouns, George Rodriguez, Jocelyn Sherman

Visual Art by Carlos Almaraz, Barbara Carrasco, Carlos Cortez, Margaret Garcia, Ignacio Gomez, Eloy Torrez, and J. Michael Walker.

Starts with overview of gallery space, walls empty.

1:04 - Next is tour of Installation piece: Wood shack with tin roof designed as internment camp space? Clothing on clothes line, small dishes/pot/pans, small bed, wash pan, fridge, shoes, tiny window, painting of Aztec warrior and woman on wall. UFW flag in corner.

4:10 - Multiple shots of hallways and empty walls throughout gallery space Multiple photos of Cesar Chavez

11:22 Workers prepping the gallery space; Painting, etc. They begin hanging the works throughout the gallery

20:07 - Outside a stage, lights and tables are being set up

29:24 - People arriving for the opening of the show.

30:23 - Outside a buffet is displayed and band plays live music.

31:50 - Songs sung by band are all in Spanish.

33:04 - The last few minutes starts with a view of the front of the building and continues with a tour through the show stopping at photos for close-ups.