Six Artists Respond to Guadalupe

For generations the visual image of Guadalupe has been referenced by activists and artists to realize a sense of belonging and connection to a land that was often missing in the larger social/political environment.

Whether Guadalupe is known as a Catholic miracle or as an indigenous continuum, artists have explored Guadalupe as a symbol of the complexities of history and identity in the Americas.

Check out how artists over the generations have responded to Guadalupe-Tonantzin.

Ester Hernández, Wanted, 2010, Screenprint
Yolanda López, 1978, Pastel on rag paper
Melanie Cervantes, Tonantzin, 2011
Alma López, Our Lady, 1999
Carmen Lomas Garza, Virgen Guadalupe, 1991
Nephtalí de León, La Virgen de Guadaliberty, 1999