Juxtapoz Magazine – Double Vision: The Photography of George Rodriguez Since the 1950s, George Rodriguez has quietly documented multiple social worlds—in California and beyond—that have never before been displayed togethe… Link: https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/photography/double-vision-the-photography-of-george-rodriguez/ Since the 1950s, George Rodriguez has quietly documented multiple social worlds—in California and beyond—that have never before been displayed together, a rare mix…
Powerful Vintage Photos Contrast Hollywood Glitz with Civil Disobedience George Rodriguez has lived a double life in LA, photographing Chicano activists as well as famous musicians like Eazy-E and Michael Jackson. via Vice: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/59jwzx/powerful-vintage-photos-contrast-hollywood-glitz-with-civil-disobedience George Rodriguez has lived a double life in LA, photographing Chicano activists as well as famous musicians like Eazy-E and Michael…
A Mexican-American Photographer’s Divided View of Postwar L.A. George Rodriguez captured disparate L.A. worlds: one fantasy-filled and glamorous, the other gritty and politically attuned. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/a-mexican-american-photographers-divided-view-of-postwar-la Last week marked the fiftieth anniversary of the East L.A. “blowouts,” in which thousands of Mexican-American high-school students protested their crowded, understaffed classrooms and outdated textbooks…
