Don’t Shoot Diego, Diego Romero; Landfall Press

Artwork Overview

Diego Romero, artist
Cultural affiliations: Kotyit (Cochiti)
born 1964, active circa 1986–present
Landfall Press, printer and publisher
active 2004–present
Don’t Shoot Diego, 2015
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: color lithograph
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 483 x 416 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 19 1/2 x 16 3/8 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 638 x 569 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 25 1/8 x 22 3/8 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 32 x 24 in
Credit line: Gift of Landfall Press, Inc.
Accession number: 2017.0059
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Diego Romero is a third-generation Cochiti Pueblo artist who works in ceramics and printmaking. Romero’s love of comics and pop culture is evident in the graphic style of Don’t Shoot Diego. The depicted scene references Diego de Vargas’s reconquest of the territory of Santa Fe de Nuevo México following the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. Vargas, the governor of the territory, reoccupied the capital at Santa Fe in 1692, reimposing Spanish rule and quashing a second revolt in 1696. Though Vargas’s reconquest of Santa Fe de Nuevo México is sometimes characterized as bloodless, this print reminds viewers of the campaign’s violence and brutality.
Diego Romero is a third-generation Cochiti Pueblo artist who works in ceramics and printmaking. Romero’s love of comics and pop culture is evident in the graphic style of Don’t Shoot Diego. The depicted scene references Diego de Vargas’s reconquest of the territory of Santa Fe de Nuevo México following the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. Vargas, the governor of the territory, reoccupied the capital at Santa Fe in 1692, reimposing Spanish rule and quashing a second revolt in 1696. Though Vargas’s reconquest of Santa Fe de Nuevo México is sometimes characterized as bloodless, this print reminds viewers of the campaign’s violence and brutality.

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