Brown Blender

Copied Margarita Cabrera, Brown Blender, 2011, vinyl, copper wire and thread, 14 1⁄4 x 6 1⁄2 x 9 3⁄8 in. (36.3 x 16.5 x 23.9 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
Artist
Date
2011
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
14 1⁄4 x 6 1⁄2 x 9 3⁄8 in. (36.3 x 16.5 x 23.9 cm)
Copyright
© 2011, Margarita Cabrera
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Mediums
Mediums Description
vinyl, copper wire and thread
Classifications
Subjects
  • Object — other — appliance
Object Number
2012.35.1A-D
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/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.

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