Ramírez, Manuel, 1947-
Photographer and civil rights activist Manuel (Chaca) Ramírez (1947-) was born in Laredo where he began his photographic career in the 1960s. Ramírez studied photojournalism at the University of Texas at Austin. In the late 1970s, he documented several examples of Chicano activism; in the 1980s, he recorded the work of Mexican American artists Amado Maurilio Peña, Jr. and Consuelo (Chelo) Gonzalez Amezcua.
From the guide to the Manuel (Chaca) Ramírez Photograph Collection 22870067., 1964-1982, (Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin)
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Manuel (Chaca) Ramírez Photograph Collection 22870067., 1964-1982 | Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin |
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| associatedWith | Gonzalez Amezcua, Consuelo, 1903-1975 | person |
| associatedWith | League of United Chicano Artists (Austin, Tex.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Pena, Amado Maurilio, 1943- | person |
| associatedWith | Texas Farm Workers Union. | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Laredo (Tex.) |
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| Demonstrations |
| Mexican American agricultural laborers |
| Mexican American art |
| Mexican Americans |
| Mexican Americans |
| Mural painting and decoration |
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Birth 1947
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