Artist
Amalia Mesa-Bains(American, born 1943)American, born 1943
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Transparent Migrations
Date2001
MediumMirrored armoire, 16 glass leaves, wire armatures, small gauze dress, lace mantilla, assorted crytal miniatures, shattered safety glass
Dimensions120 × 216 × 72 in. (304.8 × 548.6 × 182.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Latin Maecenas
Object number2019.28
Non exposé
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Department
Latin American ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"The Road to Aztlan: Art from a Mythic Homeland," Los Angeles County Museum of Art, September 2001.
"Amalia Mesa-Bains: Geography of Memory," Fresno Art Museum, California, August 19, 2011–January 6, 2012.
"Home—So Different, So Appealing," Los Angeles County Museum of Art, June 11–October 15, 2017; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 17, 2017–January 21, 2018.
"Between Play and Grief: Selections from the Latino American Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 16–September 8, 2019.
"Amalia Mesa-Bains: Archaeology of Memory," UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, February 4–July 23, 2023; Phoenix Art Museum, November 5, 2023–February 25, 2024. (OL.1544)
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