El Dictador
Autor:
Luis Cruz Azaceta
Reg Number:
CM2020-2
Medium / Media:
Wood cutout, nails, acrylic
Object Name:
Sculpture
Category:
Art
Approx. Object Date:
1988
Dimensions:
84 1/4 x 74 x 53 1/2 inches (2.13 m x 1.87 m x 1.35 m)
Collection:
Art Visuals
Description:
Grotesque hominid face with long tongue out, green military cap, collar topped at the base by military boot. All supported by a black crucifix bordered by blood-colored nails and the image of a skeleton painted inside in white.
Inscriptions and markings:
Conditions Report:
Good
Conservation details:
Storage Location:
AR-1
Current Location:
Museum Storeroom
Source:
Gift
Donor:
Luis Cruz Azaceta
Acquisition Date:
2016
Comments:
Received by Staff Member:
Ileana Fuentes
Status date::
10/15/2020
Status:
In Collection
Status by Staff Member:
Events and Movements:
Luis Cruz Azaceta: Dictators, Terrorism, War and Exiles exhibition, American Museum of the Cuban Diaspora
Appraisal:
$60,000
Provenance:
Artist Collection
Restrictions:
Notes:
Cataloguer:
Jesus Rosado