
Frutos de la Expresion
Mural in Albuquerque, New Mexico, directed by Claire Bain; designed and painted with youth participants in the organization Working Classroom’s art program.
2000
Located on the back of the Pacific Building, 213 Gold St SW; visible from 212 Central Ave. SW, (between 2nd and 3rd Streets) Albuquerque, NM 87102
The student artist participants chose to represent the 1st, 15th, and 19th amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The three main figures, left to right are:
1st Amendment: freedom of speech - Witter Bynner, openly gay Santa Fe writer and playwright;
15th Amendment: right to vote regardless of race or color - Miguel Trujillo, Isleta Pueblo, Native American activist who won the right to vote for Native Americans in New Mexico;
19th Amendment: right for women to vote - Nina Otero-Warren, Santa Fe women’s suffragist and political leader.
see also:
Witter Bynner - https://www.bynnerfoundation.org/witterbynner/
Miguel H. Trujillo -
https://www.sos.nm.gov/2022/07/22/miguel-h-trujillo-posthumously-wins-2022-margaret-chase-smith-american-democracy-award-for-political-courage/
https://friendsofhistorynm.org/event/miguel-trujillo-new-mexicos-unknown-civil-rights-hero/
Nina Otero-Warren -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelina_Otero-Warren
2000
Located on the back of the Pacific Building, 213 Gold St SW; visible from 212 Central Ave. SW, (between 2nd and 3rd Streets) Albuquerque, NM 87102
The student artist participants chose to represent the 1st, 15th, and 19th amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The three main figures, left to right are:
1st Amendment: freedom of speech - Witter Bynner, openly gay Santa Fe writer and playwright;
15th Amendment: right to vote regardless of race or color - Miguel Trujillo, Isleta Pueblo, Native American activist who won the right to vote for Native Americans in New Mexico;
19th Amendment: right for women to vote - Nina Otero-Warren, Santa Fe women’s suffragist and political leader.
see also:
Witter Bynner - https://www.bynnerfoundation.org/witterbynner/
Miguel H. Trujillo -
https://www.sos.nm.gov/2022/07/22/miguel-h-trujillo-posthumously-wins-2022-margaret-chase-smith-american-democracy-award-for-political-courage/
https://friendsofhistorynm.org/event/miguel-trujillo-new-mexicos-unknown-civil-rights-hero/
Nina Otero-Warren -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelina_Otero-Warren