News Release

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November 1, 2005

Boise State University to Host Claudio Beagarie Photo Exhibit

Boise State University will host an exhibit of Claudio Beagarie’s photos, “From Delano to Sacramento,” from Nov. 8-Dec. 7 in the Student Union Art Gallery.

An opening reception will be held from 5:30-7 p.m. Nov. 8 in the gallery, with commentary by Donna Vasquez, the director of the Hispanic Cultural Center of Idaho. The gallery will be open from 7 a.m.-11 p.m. daily, and admission is free.

Beagarie, an Idaho resident, took the photos in the exhibit during the mid-1960s. These influential images show California migrant workers during their “Boycott Grapes” campaign, led by union organizer Cesar Chavez. Beagarie captured the United Farm Workers’ struggle and march from Delano to Sacramento, Calif., on his Rolleiflex camera.

The photos are on loan from the Hispanic Cultural Center of Idaho in Nampa. This photo exhibit is on display in conjunction with Boise State’s annual Point of View conference. For more information on the exhibit or the conference, call (208) 426-1223.

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Contact: Catherine Allen, Student Activities, (208) 426-3049, callen@boisestate.edu
Media Contact: Julie Hahn, University Communications, (208) 426-5540, juliehahn@boisestate.edu


















 

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