Poster with "Chicano Power" and "Viva La Raza" over a Mexican flag: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A tri-color poster in the style of the Mexican flag, with three (3) broad vertical stripes of green, white and red. At center is a depiction of a raised fist in a shackle with chains on either side. Above the fist is the text [CHICANO POWER] and below the fist is the text [VIVA / LA / RAZA]. All of the print is in a dark brown ink. Printing information is printed in small print at the lower left corner: [(c) PLATT POSTER CO., 424 S. L.A. ST. L.A., CALIF.]

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1970s
• Published by: Platt Poster Company, American, founded 1969
• Type: posters
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 21 5/8 × 34 1/16 in. (55 × 86.5 cm)
• Place printed: Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
• Cultural Place: Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Civil Rights
• Topic: Communities
• Topic: Identity
• Topic: Politics
• Topic: Resistance
• Topic: Social reform
• Object number: 2014.252
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Platt Poster Company Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.