Lowrider: An American Cultural
Tradition
This exhibition tells the story of lowriding
as a unique and artistic cultural expression. It features cars as
canvas, art inspired by cars, poetry, music, and an interactive
section on car mechanics. The exhibition tells the story of
lowriding in Los Angeles and in New Mexico and makes reference to
the wide spread phenomenon of lowriding. Aside from the dynamic
images presented in the exhibition,feature include scholarly
essays, a glossary, a reference section, and educational
activities.
Guest curators include: Denise Sandoval,
Assistant Professor at Loyola Marymount University; Gilbert "Magu"
Lujan, artist and professor at Pomona College; Tehani Collazo,
educator and Smithsonian Fellow; Melissa Carrillo,Latino Virtual
Gallery designer;and Magdalena Mieri, manager of The Latino
Virtual Gallery.
We acknowledge the wonderful contributions to
the project from the following people: Carmella Padilla,
Christopher Britt-Arredondo, Levi Romero, Tey Mariana Nunn, Karen
Mary Davalos, Alicia Gaspar de Alba, David McCall, Pebo Rodriguez,
and Sal Rojas. We appreciate the hard work of,Anne Esther Henao
and Abigail Swetz,the interns at the Smithsonian Center for Latino
Initiatives. Our sincere gratitude to Smithsonian colleagues Marc
Bretzfelder, Michael Tuttle, Ellen Dorn, William Withuhm, Roger
White, Steve Velazquez, and Marvette Perez.
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The Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives
has partnered with the National Board for Professional Teaching
Standards (NBPTS) via the Latino Virtual Gallery to enhance and
promote its educational resources to educators on a national
platform.
