Rubén Alpízar
My Ark

Overall
My Ark
Overall
CultureCuban
Titles
  • My Ark
Date2013
MediumAcrylic on wood, metal and plastic
Dimensions23 1/16 × 37 × 15 1/8 in. (58.5 × 94 × 38.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Madeleine P. Plonsker Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2022.490.A-.D
Non exposé

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ProvenanceThe artist, Havana, Cuba; purchased by Madeleine P. Plonsker, Glencoe, Illinois; purchased by MFAH, 2022.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed and dated in black paint on proper right side of the main body: R. ALPÍZAR / 2013 [print]
Various figures on the proper back side are inscribed with captions: ¿DE DÓNDE SON / LOS CUBANOS?; LUNES / 23 / MARZO / 1959 / CAIN Y CAIN [upside down]; AZÚCAR, TENGO MIEDO
Signed in black paint on proper right side of the main body: R. ALPÍZAR
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