Brown Blender

Margarita Cabrera, Brown Blender, 2011, vinyl, copper wire and thread, 14 146 129 38 in. (36.316.523.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2012.35.1A-D, © 2011, Margarita Cabrera

Artwork Details

Title
Brown Blender
Date
2011
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
14 146 129 38 in. (36.316.523.9 cm)
Copyright
© 2011, Margarita Cabrera
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Mediums Description
vinyl, copper wire and thread
Classifications
Subjects
  • Object — other — appliance
Object Number
2012.35.1A-D

Artwork Description

Cabrera’s vinyl sculptures take the form of appliances assembled in Mexican factories and sold to U.S. consumers. She sewed each sculpture in a process that echoes factory labor. The strings used to bind the vinyl are left long and exposed, reminders of the labor involved in producing appliances found in many American homes.

Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art, 2013

Works by this artist (1 item)

Steven Montgomery, Static Fuel, 1998, earthenware and oil paint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance, 2000.28
Static Fuel
Date1998
earthenware and oil paint
Not on view

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      This audio podcast series discusses artworks and themes in the exhibition Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. In this episode, museum director Elizabeth Broun discusses sculptures by Margarita Cabrera

      Exhibitions

      Media - 2011.12 - SAAM-2011.12_1 - 77591
      Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art
      October 25, 2013March 2, 2014
      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.
      Quilt featuring the portrait of a woman
      This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World
      May 13, 2022April 2, 2023
      This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World showcases the dynamic landscape of American craft today.

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