Here is our extremely truncated analysis of the image we looked at in class.

This print is entitled “Plumas Para Paloma and it is by the Chicana artist Glenna Avila. It was done at Self Help Graphics in Los Angeles in 1989.

We can see a naked baby lying on two rugs with photos around her. There are many ways to interpret the images and symbols. Firstly, The baby appears to have the same position as Jesus which could highlight the religion of the Chicanos. The baby represents a new generation and insures a continuity of tradition and culture within a family. It represents the link between generations. We can also see two rugs. The top one has many feathers on it and the bottom one has hot colors and is the traditional sarape. This represents the Mestizo people, or the mixing of the two cultures...