The African Presence in Mexico

California African American Museum

TWIST: Maximino Javier’s “Indecisive Chacmool” is in “The African Presence in México: From Yanga to the Present.”

REVOLT: Hermenegildo González Fernández’s “Founding of Yanga,” a city named for an African who led a slave uprising.

MOTHERS: “Abuelita de Mi Vida” by Favianna Rodriguez.

STRUGGLE: Daniel Martinez’s “The Promised Land” is in related “Who Are We Now” display.

PROTEST: Aydeé Rodríguez López’s “Sound of the Artesa” depicts dancers using an upside-down boat for percussion.

WORKING TOGETHER: John Outterbridge and Jane Castillo’s fabric piece “Outcast” is in the complementary exhibition “Common

Ground.”