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From City of Berkeley Public Art Collection

  1. West Oakland by Elizabeth Ennis, Image 2.

    Elizabeth Ennis

    West Oakland, 2015

    Oil paint on canvas

    12 x 12 x 0.75 in (30.48 x 30.48 x 1.91 cm)

  2. Upward Glance by Elizabeth Ennis, Image 2.

    Elizabeth Ennis

    Upward Glance, 2014

    Oil paint on canvas

    12 x 12 x 0.75 in (30.48 x 30.48 x 1.91 cm)

  3. Personal Devices by Elizabeth Ennis, Image 2.

    Elizabeth Ennis

    Personal Devices, 2014

    Oil paint on canvas

    16 x 12 x 0.875 in (40.64 x 30.48 x 2.22 cm)

  4. My Ancestry I by Erica Gagnon, Image 1.

    Erica Gagnon

    My Ancestry I, 2012

    Inkjet print photograph

    25.25 x 37.25 x 0.875 in (64.14 x 94.62 x 2.22 cm)

  5. Peace Bell by Bruce Hasson, Image 1.

    Bruce Hasson

    Peace Bell, 2002

    Cast carbon steel, wood, steel cable, acrylic plaque

    84 x 72 x 72 in (213.36 x 182.88 x 182.88 cm)

  6. Expanse by Carolynn Haydu, Image 1.

    Carolynn Haydu

    Expanse, 2002

    Glass

    69 x 127.5 x 0.5 in (175.26 x 323.85 x 1.27 cm)

  7. Cat and Dog by Mary Fuller McChesney, Image 1.

    Mary Fuller McChesney

    Cat and Dog, 2001

    Cast concrete, glass mosaic tile

    24.5 x 48.5 x 24.5 in (62.23 x 123.19 x 62.23 cm)

  8. Portrait of Paul Robeson by Daniel Galvez, Image 2.

    Daniel Galvez

    Portrait of Paul Robeson, 1998

    Color silkscreen

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About the artist

Rupert Garcia

Rupert García came from a family active in the creation and instruction of folk arts and traditions. After completing his service in the U.S. Air Force in Indochina, García attended the San Francisco School for the Arts on the G.I. Bill. As his education in art intensified so did his interest in politics. He joined Latino and minority movements in the Bay area protesting the disproportionate number of these groups being sent into battle in Southeast Asia. García has proven himself to be not only one of the most important artists of the last twenty-five years, but an important political force as well. Much of his work has dealt with issues of racism and the mistreatment of Latinos in the United States. His style is direct and powerful; he seeks to be both forceful and readily accessible to a wide audience. García has also played an important role in Latino art scholarship. He holds two M.A. degrees—one in studio art and the other in art history. He is the author of an important thesis on California Chicano Muralists and has published essays on a number of different subjects including the work of Frida Kahlo.