Artist
Donna De Cesare(American, born 1955)American, born 1955
CultureAmerican
Titles
- "Esperanza," Watts, Los Angeles
- from the series Unsettled / Desasosiego: Children in a World of Gangs
- Watts, Los Angeles, 1994. Three-year-old "Esperanza" named her pet pigeon after her wheelchair-bound teenage uncle. He was shot by a rival gang member in a drive-by shooting.
Date1994, printed later
Place depictedLos Angeles, California, United States
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsImage: 14 3/4 × 22 in. (37.5 × 55.9 cm)
Sheet: 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm)
Sheet: 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Photo Forum 2013
Object number2014.188
Not on view
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil on verso lower left: 1/4 "Esperanza"
Signed on verso lower right in pencil: Donna De Cesare
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