How Yolanda López reimagined the Virgin of Guadalupe — and changed art forever
The revolutionary artist Yolanda López was born in San Diego and grew up in Barrio Logan. As an art student at UC San Diego in the 1970s, she dreamed up a new and highly influential version of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Hear more about her story and the power and complexity of Our Lady of Guadalupe on the latest episode of The Finest podcast — available wherever you get your podcasts.
Photos courtesy of Alexa Treviño, Las Maestras Center UCSB, Yolanda López, Susan Mogul and MCASD.
Hear more about her story and the power and complexity of Our Lady of Guadalupe on the latest episode of The Finest podcast — available wherever you get your podcasts.
Photos courtesy of Alexa Treviño, Las Maestras Center UCSB, Yolanda López, Susan Mogul and MCASD.