Prince Abu Zabi y Su Jardin

Consuelo González Amézcua, Prince Abu Zabi y Su Jardin, 1970s, ink on posterboard, sheet and image: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Karol Howard and George Morton in honor of Shirley and Ramon Howard, 2013.84, © Estate of Consuelo Gonzalez Amezcua

Artwork Details

Title: Prince Abu Zabi y Su Jardin
Artist: Consuelo González Amézcua
Date: 1970s
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: sheet and image: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
Copyright: © Estate of Consuelo Gonzalez Amezcua
Credit Line: Gift of Karol Howard and George Morton in honor of Shirley and Ramon Howard
Mediums Description: ink on posterboard
Classifications: Drawing
Highlights: Folk and Self-Taught Art
Subjects: Arabian
Landscape — garden
Occupation — other — aristocrat
Object Number: 2013.84
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2013.84

Artwork Description

Consuelo “Chelo” González Amezcua moved to Texas when she was ten. Though she was unable to follow her dream of going to art school, she still devoted her life to making art. Amezcua incised stones and drew in a fine, ornate style she called “Texas filigree art.” She depicted resplendent flora and fauna, grand buildings, women in Mexican dress, and royal and religious characters of the world to celebrate both her Mexican-American heritage and an expansive love of poetry, mythology, and history.