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Pen and ink drawing of Frida by Liz Hidalgo de la Riva made while she was a student at UCSC. |
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Pen and ink illustration of farmworkers picking fields in a spiral-bound notebook by Liz de la Riva. Likely made while Liz was finsihing her B.A. in psychology at University of California Santa Cruz. The field lines meet in the background to form the stripes of an American flag. To the left of the workers picking crops, is a line of strikers carring a "Huelga" sign and a banner with the UFW logo. One of the strikers is looking at the workers and motioning them to join. "E.M. HIDALGO 1979" is wr |
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Pen and ink illustration in a spiral-bound notebook by Liz de la Riva. There is a central animal figure howling in the middle of an empty circle flanked by two tree-like objects on either side. Below the animal is a signature and date which read "E.M. HIDALGO 1979" and "LONELY HOWLS" title at the bottom of the page. |
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Illustration by Lola de la Riva of a cactus figure with breasts, a face, and a variety of flowers and fruits against a yellow sunburst background. The words "Art Bye Lola Riva" in the lower right corner with a geometric flourish below the name. Lola continues to make small and notes for friends and family while at Pacific Coast Manner. This is likely one of those artworks. |
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Black and white photograph of Grandma Angie likely used for some kind of legal or official document. There is a portion of a small hand in the upper right corner that reads "sign here" and is cut off. A the bottom center of the photo is a cut off seal with the words "seal" in the middle, with embossed words that are illegible. |
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Red and black colored pencil on paper illustration of Mexica woman by Lola de la Riva. |
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Watercolor pen and ink on paper. Made by Lola de la Riva, this artwork is a visual depiction of love and a song (in particular those undulating lines in the center) by Rita Lackey called "Up and Down Thing." Rita Lackey is a Black singer/songwriter who formed a group called Somethin' Special, an all-female band writing protest songs in Santa Cruz popular during the 1970s and 1980s. This was likely made while Lola was at Pacific Coast Manor. |
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Front page scan of Santa Cruz Sentinel issue featuring a story about the abuse Lola de la Riva is experiencing at Pacific Coast Manor, a senior care facility, in Capitola California. At the top of the page is a photograph featuring Liz Hidalgo de la Riva, Lola de la Riva, Osa Hidalgo de la Riva, and three members from another Latino family who's relative had recently died at the facility. They were photographed at the facility for this article and were informed by the article and staff that they |
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A letter from Lola de la Riva on behalf of the Centro de Arte, requesting donations, in particular the building of a library and purchasing general supplies and equipment. The logo at the top right is likely from a book of Mesoamerican motifs Lola borrowed from often. The Centro de Arte was eventually able to build a full library. "LDR:osa" at bottom left indicates that Osa was involved in the production of this letter. |
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CPMR, de la Riva Family Archive, Chicano, California, Mexican American, Gay, Queer, Lesbian, membership, brochure, Concilio de Arte Popular, Centro de Arte, Chicano art, 1979, 1970s, Royal Chicano Air Force, RCAF |
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A flyer, designed by Osa, advertising a speaking event at the Bovard Auditorium at USC. While at USC, Osa helped start the Latino Cinema Society and served as a representative for that org within the university. A fellow student in that larger group, one of the few other women of color, expressed interest in having Angela speak at the school and Osa was able to help make that happen via her relationship with Angela. This speaking event became a collaborative project between multiple student, com |
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This collection of poems was Osa's Master's thesis within the English department with an emphasis in Creative Writing from San Francisco State (completed in May of 1980). The forward was written by Angela Davis, who was teaching at SF State. They met because Osa's incarcerated cousin (at Soledad prison) asked her to ask Angela if she could find him a lawyer. The book was published in part because Osa's professional and personal communities (Gina Davis, in particular) were always encouraging her |
