Kill the Pachuco Bastard! (¡Mata al bastardo Pachuco!)

Description

In this painting, Vincent Valdez depicts a fictionalized moment in the Zoot Suit Riots. Here is Roberto Tejada, poet, writer, art historian, and faculty at the University of Houston who focuses on Latinx artists in his work.

Contributors

Roberto Tejada, poet, writer, art historian, and Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Professor at the University of Houston.

Description

En esta pintura, Vincent Valdez representa un momento ficticio de los Disturbios del Zoot Suit. Aquí está el Dr. Roberto Tejada, poeta, escritor, historiador del arte y profesor de la Universidad de Houston, que se centra en los artistas latinos en su investigación. 

Contributors

 Roberto Tejada, poeta, escritor, historiador de arte, y Profesor Distinguido Hugh Roy y Lillie Cranz Cullen en la Universidad de Houston.

Vincent Valdez, Kill the Pachuco Bastard!, 2001. Oil on canvas, 48 x 72 inches. Collection of Cheech Marin and The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture of the Riverside Art Museum, California. Photo: Elon Schoenholz.
Vincent Valdez, Kill the Pachuco Bastard!, 2001. Oil on canvas, 48 x 72 inches. Collection of Cheech Marin and The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture of the Riverside Art Museum, California. Photo: Elon Schoenholz.