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Sixto Méndez Goyazo, 14, from Chiapas, has never attended school. He is illiterate, knows nothing of the U.S., nor where he is going to be taken to work after crossing the border at Sásabe. Sixto travels with his 32-year-old uncle Felipe Coyazo, a peasant who lost his livelihood in Chiapas due to uncompetitive Mexican corn prices under NAFTA. Sixto wants to work in U.S. to support his parents. Sásabe, Sonora

Sixto Méndez Goyazo, 14, from Chiapas, has never attended school. He is illiterate, knows nothing of the U.S., nor where he is going to be taken to work after crossing the border at Sásabe. Sixto travels with his 32-year-old uncle Felipe Coyazo, a peasant who lost his livelihood in Chiapas due to uncompetitive Mexican corn prices under NAFTA. Sixto wants to work in U.S. to support his parents. Sásabe, Sonora
Sixto Méndez Goyazo, 14, from Chiapas, has never attended school. He is illiterate, knows nothing of the U.S., nor where he is going to be taken to work after crossing the border at Sásabe. Sixto travels with his 32-year-old uncle Felipe Coyazo, a peasant who lost his livelihood in Chiapas due to uncompetitive Mexican corn prices under NAFTA. Sixto wants to work in U.S. to support his parents. Sásabe, Sonora
Sixto Méndez Goyazo, 14, from Chiapas, has never attended school. He is illiterate, knows nothing of the U.S., nor where he is going to be taken to work after crossing the border at Sásabe. Sixto travels with his 32-year-old uncle Felipe Coyazo, a peasant who lost his livelihood in Chiapas due to uncompetitive Mexican corn prices under NAFTA. Sixto wants to work in U.S. to support his parents. Sásabe, Sonora
ArtistMexican, 1960–2020
CultureMexican
Titles
  • Sixto Méndez Goyazo, 14, from Chiapas, has never attended school. He is illiterate, knows nothing of the U.S., nor where he is going to be taken to work after crossing the border at Sásabe. Sixto travels with his 32-year-old uncle Felipe Coyazo, a peasant who lost his livelihood in Chiapas due to uncompetitive Mexican corn prices under NAFTA. Sixto wants to work in U.S. to support his parents. Sásabe, Sonora
Date2004
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage (at open): 14 3/4 × 22 5/16 in. (37.5 × 56.6 cm)
 Sheet (at open): 14 3/4 × 22 5/16 in. (37.5 × 56.6 cm)
 Frame: 27 3/4 × 34 1/4 × 11/16 in. (70.5 × 87 × 1.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Lannan Foundation
Object number2024.783
Not on view

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Department
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Object Type
ProvenanceLannan Foundation, Santa Fe, New Mexico; given to MFAH, 2024.

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