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Series Title: Lima la de Ayer, La de Mañana

Alfredo Vargas Escalente

1991

Roberto Huarcaya

(Peruvian, b. 1959)
Culture
Peru, 20th century
Medium
gelatin silver print
Measurements
Overall: 60 x 50 cm (23 5/8 x 19 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jorge and Martha Schneider 2019.140
Copyright
© Roberto Huarcaya
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
Print
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This occupational portrait shows the subject amid the objects with which he makes his living.

Description

Alfredo Vargas Escalante was a textile worker until the factory went bankrupt. He utilized his severance package and modest savings to purchase this small key duplicating stand. The artist wanted workers like Escalante, who serve the tourists and wealthy Lima residents of the upscale Miraflores area, to be seen as individuals, so he handwrote their life stories around their portraits.

Alfredo Vargas Escalente

1991

Roberto Huarcaya

(Peruvian, b. 1959)
Peru, 20th century

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