My Mother's Story: A Suite of Art Prints

Join us as Royal Chicano Air Force Founding Member Juan Manuel Carrillo talks about his mother’s life and how he uses the art of screen printing to tell her story. The suite of silk screen prints, which Carrillo will share during the talk, show the life of his mother, María del Carmen Carrillo Guerrero, born in Sinaloa in 1912. Using historical photos and his mother’s own words, the prints portray the life of an immigrant woman and her determination to overcome life’s obstacles.

The suite of eight silk screen prints was created between 2012 and 2014 at TANA Art Center, Woodland. The donated suite adds to the collection of Royal Chicano Air Force prints in the State Library’s collection.

Presented by the California History Section.