Chicana, Native American Artist Lucinda Hinojos Makes History With Super Bowl LVII Ticket Design
, 2023-01-10 11:00:55,
Lucinda Hinojos.
Every single one of the 56 Super Bowls played prior to Super Bowl LVII in Glendale, AZ has been played in Native land. This year, for the first time, the National Football League will honor Native Americans at the showcase event of American sports. All of the more than 60,000 tickets distributed for the game on Sunday, February 12 at State Farm Stadium outside Phoenix will feature artwork by Lucinda Hinojos (b. 1981; Pascua Yaqui, Chiricahua Apache, White Mountain Apache and Pima (Akimel O’ Odham)), the first Chicana, Native American artist to work with the league.
The image he created centers the Vince Lombardi Trophy, awarded to the winning team. It is a portrait in a sense. Reflected in the trophy are the White Tank Mountains that can be seen behind the stadium.
Ticket design for Super Bowl LVII by Lucinda Hinojos.
“For me, this is a big problem because not many people know that here in arizona we have 22 tribes, they don’t even know the land we’re on, so with everything I’m doing with this painting, it relates to those elements,” Hinojos, who was born and raised in the Phoenix area, told Forbes.com. “This painting represents the celebration of the Super Bowl, but at the same time it also honors my two cultures, the Chicano culture and my indigenous culture.”
In addition to the game ticket, the image will appear on billboards and signs around the area leading to the…
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