By Paul Botello

Medium: Screenprint
Year: 1991
Image Size: 36.5 x 24 inches

Visually, the design evokes a king playing card, reinterpreted through a Mesoamerican lens: Mayan‑style figures, swords, clouds, and other symbolic motifs are composed in a richly graphic and energetic layout.

Botello, a native of East Los Angeles and a third‑generation Mexican American, weaves personal, cultural, and historical narratives into this layered symbolism. His palette, line work, and composition convey both reverence for indigenous heritage and his own Chicano identity, while also engaging the viewer in a mythic storytelling framework. A copy of Draw resides in the collection of the Arizona State University Art Museum and another at the Blanton Museum of Art.