When Valadez established his studio on Broadway Street in downtown Los Angeles, this busy thoroughfare became a recurring subject of stylish Chicanos traversing the commercial district. Here he presents a scene of two vendors competing for the attention of female shoppers. The baroque profusion of detail, which implies the complexity of everyday life, juxtaposes images of spiritual longing, female rapture, and commercial fulfillment.
Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art, 2013
Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art, 2013
- Title
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Two Vendors
- Artist
- Date
- 1989
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- sheet and image: 82 1⁄4 x 50 1⁄2 in. (208.9 x 128.3 cm)
- Copyright
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© 1989, John M. Valadez
- Credit Line
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program and the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- pastel on paper
- Classifications
- Keywords
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- Occupation – vendor
- Figure female – head
- Object – toy – doll
- Figure group – male
- Object Number
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1994.95
- Palette
- Linked Open Data
- Linked Open Data URI
