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Travis Somerville, Raft of the Grand Wizard, 2003. Oil, oil stick, and collage on found paper, mounted on canvas. Collection of the San Jose Museum of Art. Gift of Jeffrey N. Dauber.
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Enrique Chagoya, Their Freedom of Expression… The Recovery of Their Economy, 1984. Charcoal and pastel on paper 80 x 80 inches. Collection of the San Jose Museum of Art. Gift of Enrique Chagoya with additional support from the Museum’s Collections Committee, in honor of the San Jose Museum of Art’s 35th anniversary.
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Chester Arnold, Tailings, 1996. Oil on linen, 60 x 72 inches. Collection of the San Jose Museum of Art. Museum purchase with funds from the Council of 100.
This exhibition examined the interconnected history of art and politics with a focus on the art of the West Coast, where the interchange between art and politics has been very pronounced in the last 50 years. The exhibition traced the development of political art through the second half of the 20th century beginning with the 1940s and concentrating on the 1960s and early 1970s.
Traveled: The American University Museum at the Katzen Art Center in Washington, DC, April 19–July 30, 2006