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| Artist | Judy Baca |
| Year | 2008 |
| Medium | Mosaic |
| Movement | Chicana art |
| Subject | Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, Mahatma Gandhi, Robert Kennedy, two unnamed farmworkers |
| Dimensions | 7.6 m (25 ft) |
| Location | San Jose, California, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 37°20′09″N 121°52′53″W / 37.335822°N 121.881358°W / 37.335822; -121.881358 |
| Owner | San Jose State University |
The Arch of Dignity, Equality, and Justice, commonly referred to as the Cesar Chavez Arch, is an art installation and monument consisting of a pearlescent plaster arch in the style of a Mayan corbelled arch and includes five Venetian tile mosaics.[1][2] It was created by American artist Judy Baca, and is installed along the Paseo de César Chávez on the San Jose State University campus, in San Jose, California, United States.[3] The four front-facing mosaics feature portraits of Dolores Huerta, Mahatma Gandhi, and two unnamed farmworkers, while the mosaic on the underside of the arch features Cesar Chavez encountering Robert Kennedy.[4]
The top of the arch is adorned with a stacked glass eagle in the style of the United Farm Workers well-known logo.[5] Richard Chavez, César Chávez's brother, originally designed the black Aztec eagle insignia that became the symbol of the National Farm Workers Association and the UFW.[6]
In 2022, San Jose State students and faculty embedded the Arch of Dignity, Equality, and Justice into their Public Art as Resistance project.[1][7][8]
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