Mis Hermanos

Jesse Treviño, Mis Hermanos, 1976, acrylic on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Lionel Sosa, Ernest Bromley, Adolfo Aguilar of Sosa, Bromley, Aguilar and Associates, 1994.74
Copied Jesse Treviño, Mis Hermanos, 1976, acrylic on canvas, 48 x 70 in. (121.9 x 177.8 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Lionel Sosa, Ernest Bromley, Adolfo Aguilar of Sosa, Bromley, Aguilar and Associates, 1994.74

Artwork Details

Title
Mis Hermanos
Artist
Date
1976
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
48 x 70 in. (121.9 x 177.8 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Lionel Sosa, Ernest Bromley, Adolfo Aguilar of Sosa, Bromley, Aguilar and Associates
Mediums
Mediums Description
acrylic on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait group — male
  • Portrait group — family — siblings
  • Recreation — leisure — eating and drinking
Object Number
1994.74
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1994.74

Artwork Description

Mis Hermanos was inspired by a snapshot of a weekend family get-together where siblings gather for a photo, their eyes perhaps focused on multiple cameras. Treviño was attracted to such commonplace yet personally meaningful subjects after returning as a wounded Vietnam veteran to his hometown of San Antonio, Texas. Treviño’s photorealist paintings monumentalize everyday people and places not traditionally viewed as icons of the United States.

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

La inspiración para Mis Hermanos fue una foto informal de una reunión familiar de fin de semana donde los hermanos se retratan, posiblemente mirando hacia distintas cámaras. Treviño se sintió atraído por tales temas, a la vez convencionales y personalmente significativos, al regresar como un veterano de Vietnam herido a la ciudad donde creció, San Antonio, Texas. Los cuadros fotorrealistas de Treviño inmortalizan a la gente común y los lugares cotidianos que tradicionalmente no son percibidos como íconos de los Estados Unidos.

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

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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.