UFW Boycott lettuce.

Title: UFW Boycott lettuce.
Rights: The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Public Domain.
Creator: United Farm Workers.
Date: Between 1965-1980.
Description: This image features the symbol of the United Farm Workers labor union founded in 1962. The eagle was designed by Richard Chavez, brother of the UFW’s founder Cesar Chavez, and drew on the iconographic style of the Aztecs. Using the Aztec eagle was a way to connect the UFW to the Mexican heritage of its members and further legitimize the movement. Richard Chavez also designed the symbol in a simple style that would be easy to reproduce on posters, signs, and other materials used during protests and boycotts. The eagle was also featured on legal documents, such as contract negotiations, and became an important emblem of the UFW’s successes.
Format: Silkscreen print.
Publisher: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
Contributor: Melissa Valenzuela
Identifier: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. POS 6 - US, no. 414 (C size) [P&P]
Subject: United Farm Workers; farmworkers movement; art; political art; activism; labor history; agriculture.
Source: Jpg file. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. 11/4/2021. https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2015649388/