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Summary:
An interview with Ester Hernández conducted 2021 November 15 and 17, by Melissa L. San Miguel for the Archives of American Art, at Hernandez's home in San Francisco, California.
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Ester Hernández, 2021 November 15 and 17. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Funding:
Funding for this interview was provided by the Alice L. Walton Foundation.
Use Note:
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Biography Note:
Ester Hernández (1944-) is a San Francisco, California-based printmaker known for her activist works that highlight agricultural and farm labor issues in California, especially in the San Joaquin Valley as related to Mexican and Yaqui workers.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
