Difference between revisions of "Victor Jara"
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====Medium: [[:Category:Music|Music]]==== | ====Medium: [[:Category:Music|Music]]==== | ||
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| − | '''Artist:''' Victor Jara | + | [[File:Jara.jpg|right]] |
| + | '''Artist:''' Victor Jara (1932 - 1973) | ||
'''Confronting Bodies:''' The Special Commission of the military intelligence service headed by General Sergio Arellano Stark. | '''Confronting Bodies:''' The Special Commission of the military intelligence service headed by General Sergio Arellano Stark. | ||
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'''Description of Artwork:''' The themes of his songs were about love, peace and social justice. | '''Description of Artwork:''' The themes of his songs were about love, peace and social justice. | ||
| − | '''The Incident:''' Jara was convicted for his protest songs, policy positions and his work in literacy; he was arrested, tortured and shot to death with 44 bullet shots by machine gun fire. | + | '''The Incident:''' Jara was convicted for his protest songs, policy positions and his work in literacy; he was arrested, tortured and shot to death with 44 bullet shots by machine gun fire, all within the first few days of the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. |
| − | '''Results of Incident:''' After his death the figure of Jara and his music were strictly prohibited. | + | '''Results of Incident:''' After his death the figure of Jara and his music were strictly prohibited. In 2009 his murderers were identified and brought to justice. |
'''Source:''' Valentin Roma | '''Source:''' Valentin Roma | ||
Revision as of 18:26, 21 January 2012
Date: 1973
Region: South America
Subject: Political, Economic and Social
Medium: Music
Artist: Victor Jara (1932 - 1973)
Confronting Bodies: The Special Commission of the military intelligence service headed by General Sergio Arellano Stark.
Dates of Action: September 12, 1973
Location: Chile
Description of Artwork: The themes of his songs were about love, peace and social justice.
The Incident: Jara was convicted for his protest songs, policy positions and his work in literacy; he was arrested, tortured and shot to death with 44 bullet shots by machine gun fire, all within the first few days of the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.
Results of Incident: After his death the figure of Jara and his music were strictly prohibited. In 2009 his murderers were identified and brought to justice.
Source: Valentin Roma
