Que Vivan Las Gorditas, Que Mueran Las Hamburguesas ( Long live the tortilla, death to the hamburger!) [miniature scene depicting a tortillería with three workers], unknown maker from Mexico

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Que Vivan Las Gorditas, Que Mueran Las Hamburguesas ( Long live the tortilla, death to the hamburger!) [miniature scene depicting a tortillería with three workers]
Que Vivan Las Gorditas, Que Mueran Las Hamburguesas ( Long live the tortilla, death to the hamburger!) [miniature scene depicting a tortillería with three workers]
Que Vivan Las Gorditas, Que Mueran Las Hamburguesas ( Long live the tortilla, death to the hamburger!) [miniature scene depicting a tortillería with three workers]
1985–1995
Que Vivan Las Gorditas, Que Mueran Las Hamburguesas ( Long live the tortilla, death to the hamburger!) [miniature scene depicting a tortillería with three workers] , 1985–1995
Where object was made: Oaxaca, Mexico
Material/technique: paint; wood; ceramic
Credit line: Museum purchase: Argersinger Fund
Accession number: 2007.4279
Not on display
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Archive label, Watkins Museum exhibit, date unknown:
The title of this piece is a metaphor, which means, "Long live Mexican culture, down with the invading culture of the United States!

Exhibitions

La Catrina Speaks: Political Discourse and Dia de los Muertos
Brittany Keegan, curator
2014