César Chávez Mural in Tucson — Carol M. Highsmith

Carol M. Highsmith’s vivid 2018 photograph documents a portion of artist Melchor Ramirez’s mural honoring labor and civil-rights activist César Chávez at Cesar Chavez Park in Tucson, Arizona. Chávez is shown beside the Aztec goddess Tonan, bringing together contemporary cultural history and Indigenous-inspired imagery within a richly detailed work of public art.

Painted across a weathered exterior wall, the mural combines expressive figures, stylized vegetation, geometric forms, and vivid color. Highsmith’s photograph preserves both the artwork and its physical urban setting, creating a compelling record of Chicano public art and cultural heritage in the American Southwest.

Artwork Details

• Artist/Creator: Carol M. Highsmith, photographer; Melchor Ramirez, mural artist
• Title: A portion of artist Melchor Ramirez's mural honoring Chicano activist Cesar Chavez in a small park bearing Chavez's name in Tucson, Arizona
• Original title: A portion of artist Melchor Ramirez's mural honoring Chicano activist Cesar Chavez in a small park bearing Chavez's name in Tucson, Arizona. To his right is a depiction of the Aztec goddess Tonan. In an adjacent portion of the sweeping mural, historical figures Leo Tolstoy and Mahatma Gandhi are shown
• Series: Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Carol M. Highsmith Archive
• Date: March 14, 2018
• Period: Contemporary American photography
• Place of Origin: Tucson, Arizona, United States
• Medium: Digital color photograph, TIFF file

Framed Print Details

• Fine art printing: Professional 12-color fine art printing technology produces vivid, accurate colors with strong tonal depth and significantly greater nuance than standard 4-color inkjet printing.
• Paper: Smooth premium matte paper with a clean, glare-free finish.
• Paper weight: 200 gsm (80 lb).
• Paper thickness: 0.26 mm (10.3 mils).
• Frame material: Durable pine wood.
• Frame dimensions: Approximately 20 mm (0.79 in) deep and 10–14 mm (0.4–0.6 in) wide.
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