Hijos de la gran tortilla (July), from Calendario de Comida 1976

José Montoya, Hijos de la gran tortilla (July), from Calendario de Comida 1976, 1976, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Margaret Terrazas Santos Collection, 2019.52.43
José Montoya, Hijos de la gran tortilla (July), from Calendario de Comida 1976, 1976, screenprint on paper, sheet: 17 1⁄2 in. × 23 in. (44.5 × 58.4 cm) image: 15 5⁄8 × 21 7⁄8 in. (39.7 × 55.6 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Margaret Terrazas Santos Collection, 2019.52.43

Artwork Details

Title
Hijos de la gran tortilla (July), from Calendario de Comida 1976
Artist
Date
1976
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 17 1⁄2 in. × 23 in. (44.5 × 58.4 cm) image: 15 5⁄8 × 21 7⁄8 in. (39.7 × 55.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Margaret Terrazas Santos Collection
Mediums Description
screenprint on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Chicanx
  • Object — foodstuff
Object Number
2019.52.43
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2019.52.43

Works by this artist (4 items)

Christine Sun Kim, One Week of Lullabies for Roux, 2018, seven tracks, sound, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2020.79.1, © 2018 Christine Sun Kim. Courtesy of the artist and François Ghebaly, Los Angeles
One Week of Lullabies for Roux
Artist
Date2018
seven tracks, sound
Not on view
Christine Sun Kim, Close Readings, 2015, four-channel video; 25:53 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2020.79.2, © 2015 Christine Sun Kim. Courtesy of the artist and François Ghebaly, Los Angeles
Close Readings
Artist
Date2015
four-channel video; 25:53 minutes
Not on view
Christine Sun Kim, The Star-Spangled Banner (Third Verse), 2020, charcoal on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase and purchase through the Asian Pacific American Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center and through the Julia D. Strong Endowment, 2021.31.1, © 2020, Christine Sun Kim. Courtesy of the artist and François Ghebaly, Los Angeles
The Star-Spangled Banner (Third Verse)
Artist
Date2020
charcoal on paper
Not on view
Christine Sun Kim, America the Beautiful, 2020, charcoal on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase and purchase through the Asian Pacific American Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center and through the Julia D. Strong Endowment, 2021.31.2, © 2020, Christine Sun Kim. Courtesy of the artist and François Ghebaly, Los Angeles
America the Beautiful
Artist
Date2020
charcoal on paper
Not on view

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