California Institute of the Arts; REDCAT (Art center); Art Exhibitions; Computers; Photographs
An image of a dog is on the computer screen. "City in Flames" and "Zoot Suit Riot" (both 2006, both by Ken Gonzales-Day) are visible about the computer monitor and to the left of it. Prints that say, "Sing the blues in red" are stacked on a table...
Crowds; Horses; Buildings; Los Angeles (Calif.); Executions and executioners
In 1863, a mob of approximately 200 men broke into the county jail in Los Angeles, and grabbed Boston Daimwood (or Damewood) and his 3 cohorts, along with a young man named Wood, who was being held for stealing chickens. All 5 were lynched. In...
Curriculum vitae; Gonzales-Day, Ken; Education; College teaching; Art Exhibitions; Scholarships; Reviews of research; Lectures and lecturing
Ken Gonzales-Day's curriculum vitae listing his education, fellowships, monographs, solo exhibitions, public art projects, selected group exhibitions, public/private collections, special print projects, awards and grants, bibliography, reviews and...
Curriculum vitae; Gonzales-Day, Ken; Education; College teaching; Art Exhibitions; Scholarships; Reviews of research; Lectures and lecturing
Ken Gonzales-Day's curriculum vitae listing his education, fellowships, monographs, solo exhibitions, public art projects, selected group exhibitions, public/private collections, special print projects, awards and grants, bibliography, reviews and...
A group of people holding firearms watch a man about to be hanged. "A Murderer Lynched by Californian Emigrants - From a Sketch by Our Own Correspondent" is printed on the bottom of the image.
Men in uniforms stand around a tree. The lynch victim has been removed in this conceptually driven photographic series which sought to raise awareness of the history of lynching in California. See Lynching in the West: 1850-1935 (Duke, 2006).
Gonzales-Day, Ken; Adorno, Theodor W., 1903-1969; Benjamin, Walter, 1892-1940; Lynching; California; Latinos in American history; Archival materials; Art Exhibitions; Photographs; CUE Art Foundation
The exhibition included the Erased Lynching series, the wallpaper piece, The Wonder Gaze (St. James Park), and two photographs from the Searching for California's Hang Trees series. The exhibition catalogue introduction was written by Bruce...
Using archival records, Gonzales-Day went searching for California's historic hang trees. While some of the locations of the trees in this series are certain, others were taken in approximate locations that corresponded to the historical data...
Installations (Art); Human beings in art; Head; Snow
This installation was part of "SaFari: FAR (Foundation for Art Resources, Inc.) Bazzar at the old Griffith Park", Los Angeles, CA. Site-specific installation, Sept. 13 - 14.
Installations (Art); Human beings in art; Women's clothing; Dresses; Snow
This installation was part of "SaFari: FAR (Foundation for Art Resources, Inc.) Bazzar at the Old Griffith Park", Los Angeles, CA. Site-specific installation, Sept. 13 - 14.
A tree in a field during the daytime. More trees and bushes grow on hills in the background. Using archival records, Gonzales-Day went searching for California's historic hang trees. While some of the locations of the trees in this series are...
Using archival records, Gonzales-Day went searching for California's historic hang trees. While some of the locations of the trees in this series are certain, others were taken in approximate locations that corresponded to the historical data...
A tree with various limbs sawed off. Using archival records, Gonzales-Day went searching for California's historic hang trees. While some of the locations of the trees in this series are certain, others were taken in approximate locations that...
A tree in daylight. Using archival records, Gonzales-Day went searching for California's historic hang trees. While some of the locations of the trees in this series are certain, others were taken in approximate locations that corresponded to the...
