Artist

Amalia Mesa-Bains

born Santa Clara, CA 1943
Born
Santa Clara, California, United States
Active in
  • San Francisco, California, United States

Works by this artist (1 item)

Amalia Mesa-Bains, An Ofrenda for Dolores del Rio, 1984, revised 1991, mixed media installation including plywood, mirrors, fabric, framed photographs, found objects, dried flowers and glitter, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1998.161, © 1991, Amalia Mesa-Bains
An Ofrenda for Dolores del Rio
Date1984, revised 1991
mixed media installation including plywood, mirrors, fabric, framed photographs, found objects, dried flowers and glitter
Not on view

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      • Our America Audio Podcast - Amalia Mesa-Bains, "An Ofrenda for Dolores del Rio" Our America Audio Podcast - Amalia Mesa-Bains, "An Ofrenda for Dolores del Rio"
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      Exhibitions

      Media - 2011.12 - SAAM-2011.12_1 - 77591
      Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art
      October 25, 2013March 2, 2014
      Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art presents the rich and varied contributions of Latino artists in the United States since the mid-twentieth century, when the concept of a collective Latino identity began to emerge.