Artist

Amado M. Peña, Jr.

born Laredo, TX 1943
Also known as
  • Amado Maurillo Peña Jr.
  • Amado M. Pena Jr.
Born
Laredo, Texas, United States
Active in
  • Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States

Works by this artist (8 items)

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Theodore Roszak, Maquette for Eagle, ca. 1962-1966, cut and soldered brass mounted on wood base, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, Art-in-Architecture Program, 1980.128.15
Maquette for Eagle
Artist
Dateca. 1962-1966
cut and soldered brass mounted on wood base
On view
Theodore Roszak, Recording Sound, 1932, plaster and oil on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1989.25
Recording Sound
Artist
Date1932
plaster and oil on wood
On view
Theodore Roszak, Maquette for Fountain for U.S. Court of Claims, New Executive Office Building, ca. 1962-1966, carved, turned and painted wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, Art-in-Architecture Program, 1980.128.13
Maquette for Fountain for U.S. Court of Claims, New…
Artist
Dateca. 1962-1966
carved, turned and painted wood
Not on view
Theodore Roszak, Construction in White, 1937, wood, masonite, plastic, acrylic and plexiglass, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1968.50
Construction in White
Artist
Date1937
wood, masonite, plastic, acrylic and plexiglass
Not on view

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Exhibitions

Media - 2011.12 - SAAM-2011.12_1 - 77591
Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art
October 25, 2013–March 2, 2014
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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.
Media - 2012.53.1 - SAAM-2012.53.1_1 - 82036
¡Printing the Revolution! The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now
November 20, 2020–August 8, 2021
Smithsonian American Art Museum
In the 1960s, activist Chicano artists forged a remarkable history of printmaking that remains vital today.

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