Bracero Monument (2019)
Dan Medina
DESCRIPTION: Approx. 19-foot high monument structure, consisting of:
Medina's sculpture contains several components representing the lives and culture of Mexican migrant workers, "braceros" (Spanish for manual laborer), during the 22-year Bracero Program (1942-1964). The sculpture's focal point is the bracero worker himself, depicted with his wife and child at his right side, and the hand tools of his labor and other items at his left side. Notable among those items is the infamous short hoe or short-handled hoe, "el cortito," that he rests on his shoulder. This short hoe was banned in 1975 by the State of California.
- 9-foot high by 5-foot by 3-foot bronze sculpture of a bracero worker and his family, mounted on a 10-foot high stone base
- bronze dedication plaque
Medina's sculpture contains several components representing the lives and culture of Mexican migrant workers, "braceros" (Spanish for manual laborer), during the 22-year Bracero Program (1942-1964). The sculpture's focal point is the bracero worker himself, depicted with his wife and child at his right side, and the hand tools of his labor and other items at his left side. Notable among those items is the infamous short hoe or short-handled hoe, "el cortito," that he rests on his shoulder. This short hoe was banned in 1975 by the State of California.
LOCATION: Migrant's Bend Plaza, southwest corner of Spring Street and Cesar Estrada Chavez Avenue, El Pueblo, Los Angeles, California, USA
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