Braceros: Photographs of Mexican Laborers by Hermanos Mayo
November 4, 2019
| “Braceros” is a collection of black and white photographs by renowned photographers Hermanos Mayo. The stills provide an intimate look at the Braceros program, which, from 1942-1964, brought Mexican braceros (manual laborers) to the U.S. to fill jobs left by U.S. soldiers who had gone to fight in WW II. Under the program, Mexicans were legally contracted to work as temporary, unskilled laborers. The exhibit explores the experience of emigrating as seen through the lens of the Mayo brothers, Spanish refugees from that country’s civil war (1936-1939).
The exhibit runs Monday, 11/18 – Thursday, 11/21. Gallery hours are Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Memorial Gallery is located in Hale Hall. There is also a reception scheduled for Tuesday, 11/19, from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. in the gallery. The exhibit is courtesy of the Mexican government, with support from Memorial Gallery; History, Politics and Geography Department; Visual Communications Department; and ACS. For more information, contact Beth Giacummo, Memorial Gallery. Help spread the word. Print and post this flyer. |
