poster printed in black, yellow, white on white paper; faces of politicians on yellow background; image is a publicity poster for wrestling match lineup: Obama vs. McCain, Billy Boy [Bill Clinton] and El Fitcho vs. Villano I and Villano II [Dick Cheney], La Clinton [Hillary Clinton] vs. La Rice [Condoleezza Rice], and Osama vs. Bush

Lucha for Change, 2008

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Gift of Luis Fitch, 2023expand_more  2023.87.1

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Created in response to the 2008 GOP National Convention in St. Paul, MN, the work is iconic of Fitch's signature style. The poster invokes lucha libre, or masked wrestling, mateches. Except this time the fight is not between two masked men, but for the American presidency. "Obama vs. McCain." Fitch created the poster as part of a larger "Get out the Vote" campaign, in this case targeting St. Paul and Minneapolis' large Hispanic population---a group who had historically been overlooked in Minnesotan political campaigns. Tongue in cheek, the poster pokes fun of the political spectacle while taking an important political stance.

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Title
Lucha for Change
Artist Life
born 1965
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Artist
Accession Number
2023.87.1
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poster printed in black, yellow, white on white paper; faces of politicians on yellow background; image is a publicity poster for wrestling match lineup: Obama vs. McCain, Billy Boy [Bill Clinton] and El Fitcho vs. Villano I and Villano II [Dick Cheney], La Clinton [Hillary Clinton] vs. La Rice [Condoleezza Rice], and Osama vs. Bush
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