Object number:
2012.44.1
Object name:
photograph
Title:
Our Lady
Maker:
Alma Lopez
Date made:
1999
Material/Technique:
Digital print on canvas
Dimensions:
H: 22 in, W: 19 in
Credit line:
Gift of anonymous donor.
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Alma Lopez
Physical description:
Digital photographic print on canvas
Content description:
Image depicts a Chicana woman posing as the Virgin of Guadalupe wearing a bikini of roses and her hands on her hips. She has a cape that has Mayan symbols overall. Below her is a topless woman holding up the half moon shape with a butterfly behind her. Around the print is a floral design with roses and stars in shades of red, orange, yellow and white.
Concepts:
Mayan; Catholic; Virgin of Guadalupe; woman; rose; butterfly
Places:
California
Currently on display in the Great Hall
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