Leaning, Holding, Pushing & Sombra
Artist
Hector Dionicio Mendoza(Mexican, born 1969)Mexican, born 1969
CultureMexican
Titles
- Leaning, Holding, Pushing & Sombra
Date2020–2024
MediumWood bark, epoxy, cardboard, ethnic bread, acrylic paint, wood
Dimensions147 × 189 × 53 in. (373.4 × 480.1 × 134.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Latino Art Fund
Object number2024.300.A,.B
Not on view
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Department
Latin American ArtObject Type
Exhibition HistoryBuscando Futuro/Searching for a Future, Luis De Jesus Los Angeles, 2024
Published References “Héctor Dionicio Mendoza: Buscando futuro” Artishock, February 27, 2024. Zellen, Jody. “Héctor Dionicio Mendoza: ‘Buscando Futuro/Searching for a Future’: Stories of Hope, Dreams and Loss”, ArtNowLA, January 24, 2024. Craft & Folk Art Museum (2004-2019), et al. The U.S.-Mexico Border : Place, Imagination, and Possibility. Edited by Linda Theung, Craft & Folk Art Museum, 2017. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed in black marker, inside left center of sculpture body section: Hector Mendoza [cursive]
Inscribed in black marker, verso of shadow left arm section: Shadow Figure L [encircled] ARM (wall) #A6 [encircled]
Inscribed in black marker, verso of shadow right arm section: Shadow Figure R [encircled] ARM (wall) #A7 [encircled]
Inscribed in black marker, verso of shadow left arm section: Shadow Figure L [encircled] ARM (wall) #A6 [encircled]
Inscribed in black marker, verso of shadow right arm section: Shadow Figure R [encircled] ARM (wall) #A7 [encircled]
Signed in black marker, inside, left center of body section: Hector Mendoza [cursive]
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