Báez focused her gaze on a lush field of plantain trees, a crop long wedded to concepts of Puerto Rican identity and sovereignty. She depicted the crop’s large leaves as they reflect the tropical sun and delighted in her manipulation of paint on unprimed canvas. Báez’s belief in Puerto Rican independence manifests in her impulse to look, depict, and therefore possess the island’s landscape on her own terms.
Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art, 2013
Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art, 2013
- Title
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Platanal
- Artist
- Date
- 1974
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 45 x 35 in. (114.3 x 88.9 cm)
- Credit Line
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Gift of Jaime Fonalledas
- Mediums Description
- acrylic on canvas
- Classifications
- Highlights
- Object Number
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2013.21
- Palette
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