According to Catholic tradition, in 1531 the image of the Virgin of Guadalupe appeared miraculously on the cloak of Juan Diego, an indigenous Mexican peasant after he had a vision of the Virgin Mary, who appeared to him as a dark skinned young woman who spoke to him in his native Nahuatl language. Over the years, her image has become an important symbol not just for Catholics, but for Mexico as a nation, for Chican@s in the United States, and especially for Mexican-American women. Some contemporary Chicanx or Latinx artists have incorporated the symbolism of La Virgen de Guadalupe as part of their own self identity.Top left: Traditional representation of the Virgin of GuadalupeTop right: Antonio Garcia, La Virgen de Guadalupe, 1946Bottom left: Yolanda Lopez, Portrait of the Artist as the Virgin of Guadalupe, 1978Bottom right: Alma Lopez, Our Lady, 1999What different meanings are being expressed in these representations of this iconic image? OR Can you find other examples of contemporary art based upon this famous picture? Feel free to add examples from the LGBTQ community as well.