Arbol de la Vida – John Deere Tractor Model #790

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Artist Margarita Cabrera(Mexican, born 1973)Mexican, born 1973

CultureMexican

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Arbol de la Vida – John Deere Tractor Model #790

Date2007

MediumClay, Slip paint, latex acrylic, and metal hardware

DimensionsOverall: 100 × 60 × 96 in. (254 × 152.4 × 243.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of the artist

Object number2022.238

Current Location

The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building

Atrium Floor 3

On view

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Department

Latin American Art

Object Type

SCULPTURE

ProvenanceThe artist; given to MFAH, 2022.
Exhibition HistoryThis version of the tractor has been on permanent view in a private sculpture park. Other versions have been exhibited in:

Teasers: Selected Works from the Pizzuti Collection by Women Artists, Pizzuti Collection, Columbus, OH, 2012.
New Image Sculpture, McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX, 2011.
Margarita Cabrera: Retrospective, El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso, TX, 2011-12.

Published References Agresta, Michael. “Margarita Cabrera’s Monumental ‘Arbol De La Vida’ Grows in San Antonio.” Texas Monthly (April 2019). Cabrera, Margarita & Rita González. Margarita Cabrera. New York: Sara Meltzer Gallery, 2008. Colpitt, Frances. “Margarita Cabrera.” Art in America, 103 (March 2015.) pg. 163–163. Art Museum of South Texas. Target Texas—The Meaning of Mixed: Margarita Cabrera, Gabriel Dawe, Mary Mccleary, Danny O'dowdy, Randall Reid, Margo Sawyer, Richard Stout. Corpus Christi: Art Museum of South Texas 2016. Rubin, David S. “Margarita Cabrera’s Community-Based Activism.” Glasstire, November 26, 2016. Ruiz-Healy, Patricia. Margarita Cabrera: Collaborative Work. San Antonio: Ruiz-Healy Art, 2018. Wolin, Joseph R. Margarita Cabrera: Engendering New Landscapes. New York: Ruiz-Healy Art, 2019. Zanetell, Myrna. “Margarita Cabrera: Art That Crosses Borders.” El Paso Inc. (August 22, 2011) pg. 1-4. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

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