Excerpt from: Uptown Artist’s Work Featured in Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C.

Peralta’s latest project, the “con rolos” series — or “with rollers” — featuring iconic figures like Celia Cruz, Frida, Wonder Woman and Dora the Explorer, began as a screen-printing project in his studio — and are now a centerpiece of a new exhibit on the Latino immigrant experience at the Smithsonian’s Anascostia Community Museum.

 Uptown artist, M. Tony Peralta, poses before his

Uptown artist, M. Tony Peralta, poses before his “Celia Con Rolos” piece in the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum in Washington D.C. View Full Caption

Full article: https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20161209/washington-heights/peralta-project-smithsonian-museum-con-rolos-series

By Carolina Pichardo