Brown Blender

Margarita Cabrera, Brown Blender, 2011, vinyl, copper wire and thread, 14 1⁄4 x 6 1⁄2 x 9 3⁄8 in. (36.3 x 16.5 x 23.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2012.35.1A-D, © 2011, Margarita Cabrera

Artwork Details

Title
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
© 2011, Margarita Cabrera
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Mediums
Mediums Description
vinyl, copper wire and thread
Classifications
Subjects
  • Object — other — appliance
Object Number
2012.35.1A-D
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2012.35.1A-D

Artwork Description

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

Works by this artist (24 items)

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Edward Kemeys, Grizzly Bear at Bay, 1871-1885, painted plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1895.10.3
Grizzly Bear at Bay
Artist
Date1871-1885
painted plaster
On view
Edward Kemeys, Buffalo and Wolves, 1876, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of J. Willis Johnson, 1984.141.2
Buffalo and Wolves
Artist
Date1876
bronze
On view
Edward Kemeys, Prairie Chicken, ca. 1870s, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Charlotte J. Patterson and Herbert L. Patterson in memory of Elizabeth Z. Patterson, 2002.78
Prairie Chicken
Artist
Dateca. 1870s
bronze
Not on view
Edward Kemeys, Grizzly Bear Sitting, ca. 1871-1894, plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1895.10.2
Grizzly Bear Sitting
Artist
Dateca. 1871-1894
plaster
Not on view

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      This audio podcast series discusses artworks and themes in the exhibition Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. In this episode, museum director Elizabeth Broun discusses sculptures by Margarita Cabrera. 

      Exhibitions

      Media - 2011.12 - SAAM-2011.12_1 - 77591
      Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art
      October 25, 2013–March 2, 2014
      Smithsonian American Art Museum
      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.
      Quilt featuring the portrait of a woman
      This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World
      May 13, 2022–April 2, 2023
      Renwick Gallery
      This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World showcases the dynamic landscape of American craft today.

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      Artist
      Datemodeled 1880
      bronze relief
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      Paul Manship, United States of America Medal, n.d., bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1965.16.81
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      Olin Levi Warner, Thomas Clarkson Wilberfoss, 1892, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Carlyle Jones, 1974.88.36
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      Not on view
      Joseph E. Renier, General Henry H. "Hap" Arnold Aviation Award, n.d., bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Renier, 1967.93.50
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