The New Americans Series (Serie de Los Nuevos Americanos)

Description

Vincent Valdez creates these monumental paintings out of individuals he views as “fighting the good fight for his fellow citizen and noncitizen.” Here, contributors to the audio guide respond to the prompt of who they view as a “New American”, fighting for a better future who cannot be lost to history. Dr. Dwight Watson, professor Emeritus at Texas State University, wrote the 2005 book titled Race and the Houston Police Department, 1930-1990: Change Did Come. Dr. Roberto Tejada is a poet, writer, art historian, and faculty at the University of Houston, considers the concept of a “New American.”

Contributors

Dr. Dwight Watson professor Emeritus at Texas State University, author of the 2005 book titled Race and the Houston Police Department, 1930-1990: Change Did Come and Dr. Roberto Tejada a poet, writer, art historian, and faculty at the University of Houston.

Description

Vincent Valdez crea estas pinturas monumentales a partir de individuos que, según él, “luchan por sus conciudadanos y no ciudadanos”. Aquí, los colaboradores de la audioguía responden a la pregunta de ¿quiénes consideran nuevos americanos que luchan por un futuro mejor y que no pueden perderse en la historia? El Dr. Dwight Watson, profesor emérito de la Universidad Estatal de Texas, escribió en 2005 el libro “La raza y el departamento de Policía de Houston, 1930-1990: El cambio sí llegó”. Aquí el Dr. Dwight Watson responde a la pregunta.

Contributors

Dr. Dwight Watson, Profesor Emérito de la Universidad Estatal de Texas, autor del libro de 2005 “La raza y el departamento de Policía de Houston, 1930-1990: El cambio sí llegó” y Dr. Roberto Tejada, poeta, escritor, historiador de arte, y Profesor Distinguido Hugh Roy y Lillie Cranz Cullen en la Universidad de Houston.

Vincent Valdez, The Beginning is Near (An American Trilogy), Chapter Three: The New Americans, The New Americans #2 (Mr. Checkpoint), 2021. Oil on canvas, 95 x 63 inches. Collection of Beth Rudin DeWoody, Palm Beach, Florida.
Vincent Valdez, The Beginning is Near (An American Trilogy), Chapter Three: The New Americans, The New Americans #2 (Mr. Checkpoint), 2021. Oil on canvas, 95 x 63 inches. Collection of Beth Rudin DeWoody, Palm Beach, Florida.