Graceland Apparition (El Vez)

Rubén Ortiz Torres, Graceland Apparition (El Vez), 1991, chromogenic print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, 2016.4.1, © 1991, Rubén Ortiz-Torres
Rubén Ortiz Torres, Graceland Apparition (El Vez), 1991, chromogenic print, image: 15 1⁄4 × 22 1⁄2 in. (38.7 × 57.2 cm) sheet: 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, 2016.4.1, © 1991, Rubén Ortiz-Torres

Artwork Details

Title
Graceland Apparition (El Vez)
Artist
Date
1991
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 15 1⁄4 × 22 1⁄2 in. (38.7 × 57.2 cm) sheet: 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61.0 cm)
Copyright
© 1991, Rubén Ortiz-Torres
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center
Mediums Description
chromogenic print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Homage — Presley, Elvis
  • Architecture Interior — civic — theater
  • Object — other — flag
  • Performing arts — music — voice
  • Dress — costume
  • Figure group
Object Number
2016.4.1
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2016.4.1

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Rubén Ortiz Torres, Mission Revival (Colonial Californiano), ca. 1994, chromogenic print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, 2016.4.3, © 1994, Rubén Ortiz-Torres
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McArthur Park Street Vendors (Gringostroika)
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Date1992
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