To mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, we’re cataloging 25 objects that define the country’s history.
Lowriders have long turned city streets into moving works of art. Now, a new exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution is tracing the history of lowriding from its roots in Chicano communities to its influence on art and activism.
Here & Now’s Indira Lakshmanan spoke with Anthea Hartig, director of the National Museum of American History, about perhaps the most famous lowrider of all time, “Gypsy Rose.”
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