Lucía González de Parsons
Poster
1986 (made)
1986 (made)
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Linocut print depicting Lucía González de Parsons, also known as Lucy Parsons (1851-1942), a radical American worker's rights organizer, anarchist, feminist and powerful orator who spent her life fighting for the rights of the poor, unemployed, women, children, and various minority groups. The portrait is quarter length and she holds a paper reading 'Founding Convention of the Industrial Workers of the World, Chicago June 27-July 8, 1905'. Also lettered is a quote in Spanish, an address and telephone number in Chicago, and the dates of the Haymarket Centennial (1886-1986).
Object details
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| Title | Lucía González de Parsons (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Linocut print |
| Brief description | Poster, 'Lucía González de Parsons' by Carlos Cortez for Industrial Workers of the World. Chicago, 1986. |
| Physical description | Linocut print depicting Lucía González de Parsons, also known as Lucy Parsons (1851-1942), a radical American worker's rights organizer, anarchist, feminist and powerful orator who spent her life fighting for the rights of the poor, unemployed, women, children, and various minority groups. The portrait is quarter length and she holds a paper reading 'Founding Convention of the Industrial Workers of the World, Chicago June 27-July 8, 1905'. Also lettered is a quote in Spanish, an address and telephone number in Chicago, and the dates of the Haymarket Centennial (1886-1986). |
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| Credit line | Given by Sonia Martin |
| Object history | Parson's year of birth is inscribed on the poster as 1852. However, in "Goddess of Anarchy"by historian Jacqueline Jones, the first comprehensive biography of Parsons, her research uncovered that Parsons was not, as many have thought, born Lucia Eldine Gonzalez but as Lucia Carter in Virginia in 1851. Her birthdate has also been erroneously recorded in many sources as 1853. |
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| Accession number | E.282-2014 |
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| Record created | September 16, 2014 |
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