UNLV Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art
Las Vegas, Nevada
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MessageHuman Resource Exploitation: A Family Album
- September 24, 2021 - January 15, 2022
- Exhibition
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- Artwork
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- Artists
Front:
-Yearly planner commemorating the martyrs of el conflicto armado, open to an article describing the political movement at the Universidad de San Carlos, Guatemala where Ramiro was a founding member of the Frente Estudiantil Robin Garcia (FERG). A student organization dedicated to the fight for justice.
-Sketch drawing of artist's mother by Ramiro on a napkin.
-Miniature hand-woven straw basket often used for storage in Guatemala.
-Ramiro's address book that he used at the time of his death.
Back:
-Plaque given to Ramiro's daughters in 1997 by the School of Communications at the University of San Carlos commemorating his martyrdom during el conflicto armado.
-Hand-drawn pamphlet designed by Ramiro to celebrate the graduation of his sister-in-law from the Universidad de San Carlos.
-Photograph taken by Ramiro at a family gathering before his assassination.
-Business card used by Ramiro to promote his design and architecture services with a handwritten address.
-Ramiro's passport.
-Textil: Hand-embroidered cloth with the name of Ramiro's hometown where he was eventually assassinated, artist unknown.