Category Archives: Hispanic History Month

Star-Studded Hispanic Society Gala

Posted on September 30, 2010 by | 1 Comment

The Hispanic Society of America

October 5th 2010 Gala


In the presence of  HRH The Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca

On Tuesday, October 5, 2010, The Hispanic Society of America will hold its annual Gala at the emblematic 583 Park Avenue in New York City .  Continue reading →

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The Life and Legacy of Cesar Chavez

Posted on September 26, 2010 by | 5 Comments

HISPANIC HISTORY MONTH

César Chávez Estrada (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsesar ˈtʃaβez]; March 31, 1927 – April 23, 1993) was a Mexican American farm worker, labor leader, and civil rights activist who, Continue reading →

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The Mexican Suitcase Cuba in Revolution

Posted on September 15, 2010 by | Leave a comment

HISPANIC HISTORY MONTH

The Mexican Suitcase presents images drawn from the most famous group of recovered negatives of the twentieth century. In December 2007, three boxes filled with rolls of film, containing 4,500 35mm negatives of the Spanish Civil War by Robert Capa, Gerda Taro, and Chim (David Seymour)—which had been considered lost since 1939—arrived at the International Center of Photography. Continue reading →

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Harlem Transformed: Photo By Camilo José Vergara

Posted on September 15, 2010 by | 2 Comments

HISPANIC HISTORY MONTH

The year is 1990. In the foreground, a man dressed in a blue work shirt and denim overalls poses amid corn and vegetables planted on a patch of junkyard between West 118th and 119th Streets and Frederick Douglass Boulevard in Manhattan. Continue reading →

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