Me, We

Copied Jesse Amado, Me, We, 1999, granite and marble, each assembled piece: 5 x 40 x 47 3⁄4 in. (12.7 x 101.6 x 121.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Henry R. Muñoz III in honor of Lyman Morgan Jones V, 2013.48.2A-DD, © 1999, Jesse Amado

Artwork Details

Title
Me, We
Artist
Date
1999
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
each assembled piece: 5 x 40 x 47 3⁄4 in. (12.7 x 101.6 x 121.3 cm)
Copyright
© 1999, Jesse Amado
Credit Line
Gift of Henry R. Muñoz III in honor of Lyman Morgan Jones V
Mediums
Mediums Description
granite and marble
Classifications
Object Number
2013.48.2A-DD
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2013.48.2A-DD

Artwork Description

Me, We recasts a ubiquitous modern-day beast of burden, the shipping pallet, using materials associated with classical commemorative sculpture. Amado’s marble and granite diptych honors workers whose anonymous labor supports our lives.

Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art, 2013
Description in Spanish

Me, We redefine una ubicua bestia de carga contemporánea, el palé de transporte, usando materiales asociados con la escultura conmemorativa clásica. El díptico de mármol y granito honra a los trabajadores cuyo trabajo anónimo sostiene nuestras vidas.

Nuestra América: la presencia latina en el arte estadounidense, 2013

Related Books

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Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art
Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art explores how Latino artists shaped the artistic movements of their day and recalibrated key themes in American art and culture. This beautifully illustrated volume 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. Our America includes works by artists who participated in all the various artistic styles and movements, including abstract expressionism; activist, conceptual, and performance art; and classic American genres such as landscape, portraiture, and scenes of everyday life. 

Exhibitions

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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.