Joseph Rodriguez
The morning after a rival gang tried to shoot Chivo for the fourth time. Chivo teaches his daughter how to hold a .32-caliber pistol. Her mother, Yvonne, looks on. Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, CA

The morning after a rival gang tried to shoot Chivo for the fourth time. Chivo teaches his daughter how to hold a .32-caliber pistol. Her mother, Yvonne, looks on. Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, CA
The morning after a rival gang tried to shoot Chivo for the fourth time. Chivo teaches his daughter how to hold a .32-caliber pistol. Her mother, Yvonne, looks on. Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, CA
The morning after a rival gang tried to shoot Chivo for the fourth time. Chivo teaches his daughter how to hold a .32-caliber pistol. Her mother, Yvonne, looks on. Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, CA
ArtistAmerican, born 1951
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The morning after a rival gang tried to shoot Chivo for the fourth time. Chivo teaches his daughter how to hold a .32-caliber pistol. Her mother, Yvonne, looks on. Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, CA
Date1993
Place depictedLos Angeles, California, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 11/16 × 12 15/16 in. (22 × 32.8 cm)
 Sheet: 10 7/8 × 14 in. (27.7 × 35.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Charles Dee Mitchell
Object number2024.1312
Not on view

Explore Further

Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; purchased by Charles Dee Mitchell, Dallas; given to MFAH, 2024.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped in black ink, verso, center: PHOTOGRAPH BY JOSEPH RODRIGUEZ // Copyright © 1993 [pencil] by Joseph Rodriguez // Not to be reproduced without written // permission of photographer
Inscribed in pencil, verso, center: [signature] // // MORNING AFTER A RIVAL GANG tried to shoot Chivo for the fourth time. // Chivo teaches his daughter how to hold a .32- caliber pistol. Her mother // looks on. Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. // // 1/15 // MAY 2004
Signed in pencil, verso, center.

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.

Chivo at an Evergreen House Party, Boyle Heights, Los Angeles
Joseph Rodriguez
Chivo at an Evergreen House Party, Boyle Heights, Los Angeles
1993
Gelatin silver print
2024.1310
Chivo sits at the breakfast table with his mother (right) telling him he better get a job. His sister and friend, Boxer look on. His mother, a bus driver, then left for work.
Joseph Rodriguez
Chivo sits at the breakfast table with his mother (right) telling him he better get a job. His sister and friend, Boxer look on. His mother, a bus driver, then left for work.
1993
Gelatin silver print
2024.1309
Quiles family at home: Ramiro and Danny from Marianna, with their mother Aida, and sister Maria. East Los Angeles.
Joseph Rodriguez
Quiles family at home: Ramiro and Danny from Marianna, with their mother Aida, and sister Maria. East Los Angeles.
1993
Gelatin silver print
2024.1313
BooBoo points a revolver to her head symbolizing her dedication to La Vida Loca-the crazy life, "Playboys" gang, Los Angeles
Robert Yager
BooBoo points a revolver to her head symbolizing her dedication to La Vida Loca-the crazy life, "Playboys" gang, Los Angeles
1996
Gelatin silver print
2000.104
Gangs of East LA
Joseph Rodriguez
Gangs of East LA
c. 1993
Gelatin silver print
2024.1311
.A: How the Policeman Should Look, and How He Should Not
Thomas Nast
.A: How the Policeman Should Look, and How He Should Not
September 2, 1882
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.738.2.A,.B
7th Street, Los Angeles, CA
Austin Leong
7th Street, Los Angeles, CA
2016
Gelatin silver print
2024.898
object recto
Susan Berger
Los Angeles, CA
2009, printed 2011
Gelatin silver print with selenium toning
2013.67
Inlet - Los Angeles, CA
Brad Temkin
Inlet - Los Angeles, CA
2018, printed 2023
Inkjet print
2023.375
Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
Jim Dow
Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
1982, printed 2005
Chromogenic print
2005.191.2
Burned-over Hillside near Los Angeles, CA
Frank W. Gohlke
Burned-over Hillside near Los Angeles, CA
1979, printed 1981
Gelatin silver print
91.664
cropped recto of sheet
Stephen Shore
Coronado St., Los Angeles, CA
1975, printed 1979
Chromogenic print
80.1.15