Vatos by Luis Alberto Urrea - 2000-09-01

Cinco Puntos Press, 2000-09-01. Paperback. Very Good. 0.4000 in x 9.9000 in x 7.6000 in.

El Paso TX: Cinco Puntos Press, 2000. 1st. Softcover. Very Good/None. Softcover, 96 pages. One evening, Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer José Galvez heard Luis Alberto Urrea read "Hymn to Vatos Who Will Never Be in a Poem" with its chant-like repetitions and its evocation of Chicano manhood. As Luis read each line, an image clicked in José's memory, and he knew that he had already taken that photograph. The result of that experience is this remarkable book.A unique collaboration of two acclaimed artists, Vatos is a tribute to Latino men who are too often forgotten, ignored and misrepresented by the larger culture-children playing in the streets, migrant workers toiling for a better life, homeboys in the barrio, young men with their girlfriends and their mothers, blue collar workers, activists on the streets, sons, uncles, fathers, and grandfathers. Vatos recognizes their joys, their sorrows, their tenderness and their strength. Through Galvez' photographs and Urrea's words, they will not be… Read More

Brand: Cinco Puntos Press, 2000-09-01. paperback. Used: Good.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

El Paso, Texas: Cinco Puntos Press, 2000. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Oblong quarto wrappers. 95pp. Fine. Signed by Alberto Urrea on the title page.

Cinco Puntos Press, 2000-09-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!