{"product_id":"con-safo-ruben-c-cordova-9780895511218","title":"Con Safo: The Chicano Art Group and the Politics of South Texas","description":"\u003cp\u003eRuben C. Cordova traces the history of \u003ci\u003eCon Safo\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the earliest and most significant of the Chicano art groups, from 1968, when it formed as El Grupo, to the mid-1970s, when \u003ci\u003eCon Safo\u003c\/i\u003e gradually disbanded. Founded by Felipe Reyes, the original group was made up of six San Antonio artists. The fluxuating membership over the decade of the group's existence included Mel Casas, Jose Esquivel, Rudy Treviño, and Roberto Ríos. Although the structure of the original group changed, its mission did not: \u003ci\u003eCon Safo\u003c\/i\u003e defined possibilities for Chicano art at a time when Chicano culture was largely invisible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCordova's painstaking research, which included extensive archival work and interviews with group members and activists, resolves many of the contradictions and fills in many of the gaps that exist in earlier accounts of the group. \u003ci\u003eCon Safo: The Chicano Art Group and the Politics of South Texas\u003c\/i\u003e is an important resource for anyone interested in Chicano art and Chicano history. The book concludes with reproductions of original documents related to the group, including Casas's \"Brown Paper Report.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ruben C. Cordova\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0895511215\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780895511218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2009 pg. 235","brand":"Ruben C. Cordova","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443738456319,"sku":"9780895511218","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eba9a9e4-e87f-40c6-b0da-12b6e20f3880.jpg?v=1777207506","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/con-safo-ruben-c-cordova-9780895511218","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}