Hobos to Street People: Artists’ Responses to Homelessness From the New Deal to the Present offers a comparison of the culture and politics of homelessness as seen through artwork since the Great Depression. The book is based on the touring exhibition of the same name that first opened in early 2009-the time of the greatest economic downturn since the 1929 Stock Market Crash. As the numbers of people living in poverty continues to swell, this book looks to the past for lessons for today. A wide range of artists have brought attention to the issue, including historical figures such as Rockwell Kent, Fritz Eichenberg, Jacob Burck, Dorothea Lange and contemporary artists Kiki Smith, Sandow Birk, Eric Drooker and many more. The text, written by artist and curator Art Hazelwood, places the artwork within the history of social and political responses from the New Deal, through McCarthyism, to the rise of modern homelessness in the 1980s. Sections of the book focus on different aspects of homelessness including day to day life, displacement, rural poverty and political struggle. Emphasis is also given to the means by which artists have been able to get their message out whether through publications, government programs of the New Deal, street posters, exhibitions, or alliances with activist groups.

Hobos to Street People: Artists' Responses to Homelessness from the New Deal to the Present

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Hazelwood, Art

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Freedom Voices Publications

Promenade--a voyeur's guide to America: 26 woodcuts

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Epigone Press

Forest Song

Mission Gráfica: Reflecting a Community in Print 
As a community print center of diversity and cultural ferment, Mission Gráfica has produced challenging, aesthetically outstanding artwork of social and political relevance from 1982 to the present. Over one hundred full-color screenprints were selected from thousands produced by the many artists who passed through the studio.\nThis abundantly illustrated narrative situates Mission Gráfica within the context of the rich history of political posters in the San Francisco Bay Area. and includes an evocative introduction by US Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera. Mission Gráfica: Reflecting a Community in Print offers inspiration for new generations of graphic expression.\nThe artwork presented reflects an enormous variety of styles, approaches and sensibilities. The artists range from non-professional and emerging artists to well-known figures such as Nancy Hom, Rupert Garcia, Mildred Howard, Jean La Marr, Ester Hernandez, Michael Roman, Jesus Barraza, Favianna Rodriguez and the San Francisco Print Collective, as well as the four principle artists involved over the course of Gráfica, Jos Sances, René Castro, Juan R. Fuentes and Calixto Robles.\nEvery aspect of the creation of this book was a collaborative effort involving Juan R. Fuentes, Robbin Légère Henderson, Michelle Mouton, Calixto Robles, Jos Sances and author Art Hazelwood.

Mission Gráfica: Reflecting a Community in Print

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