Clearly, art is deeply interwoven with Latino political activism, particularly within the Chicano movement, and other movements that emerged in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The wealth of material that is available through a variety of institutions alone is evidence of this. In fact, many of the emblematic symbols that were able to define the Chicano movement come from the art world, and the aesthetics from that period contributed a great deal to defining Chicano identity. Other times, Latinos have used art not only in order to define a new identity, but to challenge the perceptions of Americanness, and expand those notions to include Latinidad. Latino art is as mobilized, thoughtful, and diverse as Latino communities are, and it will always remain an important function of understanding the US Latino political situation.

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