Cabrera’s vinyl sculptures take the form of appliances assembled in Mexican factories and sold to U.S. consumers. She sewed each sculpture in a process that echoes factory labor. The strings used to bind the vinyl are left long and exposed, reminders of the labor involved in producing appliances found in many American homes.
Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art, 2013
Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art, 2013
- Title
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Brown Blender
- Artist
- Date
- 2011
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 14 1⁄4 x 6 1⁄2 x 9 3⁄8 in. (36.3 x 16.5 x 23.9 cm)
- Copyright
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© 2011, Margarita Cabrera
- Credit Line
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- vinyl, copper wire and thread
- Classifications
- Keywords
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- Object – other – appliance
- Object Number
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2012.35.1A-D
- Palette
- Linked Open Data
- Linked Open Data URI
