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Rupert García (born in 1941 in San Joaquin Valley of French Camp, California) is an American painter, pastellist, screen printer, a “Chicano” artist and professor. In the 1960s, as a leader, he led a movement against 'Yankee' culture through the production and use of posters, screen prints, etc. In 1970, he co-founded the Galería de la Raza in San Francisco.[1][2][3]

Rupert García
Born	1941 (age 80–81) French Camp, California, U.S.
Other names	Rupert Garcia
Alma mater	San Francisco State University, University of California, Berkeley
Employer	San Jose State University

Biography

Education

García studied painting at a junior college, and enrolled at San Francisco State College (now San Francisco State University) for pop-art. He graduated from with a BFA in painting in 1968.[4] During his study in San Francisco State College, he joined the anti-war movement and participated in the 1968 student strike organized by the Third World Liberation Front.[5] In 1981, he has received an MFA in Printmaking, an MA in Art History and a PhD in Art Education from the University of California, Berkeley.[6]

Career

García served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War, participating in Operation Rolling Thunder.[6][7] During his study in San Francisco State College, he joined the anti-war movement and participated in the 1968 student strike organized by the Third World Liberation Front. He stopped painting until the mid-70s, instead creating political posters denouncing violence against Latinos and Blacks in the United States. In 1968, he decided to stop painting and made political posters condemning violence against Latinos, blacks and other minorities in the United States.[6] In 1988, he taught in San Jose State University, School of Art and Art History department and retired in 2010. Since 2011 to present, he is the Professor Emeritus of Art, in San Jose State University.[8] In 2011, he exhibited at the de Young museum.[9] His work is in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum,[10] and the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts.[11]

Solo exhibition (2000–present):[8]

Solo Exhibition (2000–Present)

2000	Politics and Provocation: The Posters of Rupert Garcia, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC
2003	Another Look at the 1960s and 70s, Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2006	Los Perros, Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2011	Vintage Prints and Posters, Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA The Magnolia Editions Projects 1991–2011, De Young, Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, CA
2018	Rupert Garcia: Rolling Thunder, Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Publications

• Catlett, Elizabeth; Castellon, Rolando (1978). Rupert Garcia: Pastel Drawings, March 3-April 23, 1978 (exhibition). San Francisco, California: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

References

External links

• "Guide to the Rupert Garcia and Sammi Madison Garcia Collection CEMA 101". Online Archive of California.
• Oral history interview with Rupert Garcia, 1995 Sept. 7-1996 June 24, from Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution

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