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LGP

LGP

2000
(Guatemalan, 1957-)
Guatemala, 21st century
gelatin silver print painted with tusche with fabric and embroidery
Overall: 116.7 x 53.2 cm (45 15/16 x 20 15/16 in.)
Gift of the Artist 2019.159
© Luis González Palma
Location: not on view

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The ® or “registered trademark” symbol, suggests that the artist is aware that he is using another’s identity for his own artistic purpose.

Description

A fabric with an ornate European-style botanical design embroidered with the artist’s initials is paired with a frontal portrait of an individual of indigenous heritage. Gonzalez Palma, who is a mix of European and indigenous heritage, has written that in his early portraits “the countenance served as a mirror in which I looked at myself, wondered and searched for meaning.”
  • 2000
    Luis González Palma (the artist)
    Schneider Gallery, Chicago, IL
    June 3, 2019
    the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2019.159