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Feb 16, 2012
Profile of a Mexican Woman
Profile of a Mexican Woman
1938
Carlos Orozco Romero
(Mexican, 1898–1984)
Watercolor
Overall: 36.2 x 23.5 cm (14 1/4 x 9 1/4 in.)
Gift of Mrs. Malcolm L. McBride 1958.359
© Carlos Orozco Romero
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The year after this watercolor was created, Romero was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship to spend a year in New York, an experience he considered transformative for his career.
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Portraiture was one of Carlos Orozco Romero's preferred subjects throughout his career. Here, the sitter is seen in profile, looking forward within a dark space that is highlighted by her coral earrings and necklace. Romero specifically eschewed European influence in favor of indigenous Mexican style and themes.
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