BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Exhibit: Recent Acquisitions (2017)

DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Exhibit: Recent Acquisitions (2017):

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Description of Pictures: Recent Acquisitions
November 17, 2017 - November 4, 2018
The annual exhibition “Recent Acquisitions” displays the latest portraits to enter into the museum’s renowned collection. Figures who have made lasting contributions in such areas as medicine, music, literature, art and social justice are represented in paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, photographs and new media.
These most-recent acquisitions join more than 22,000 others in the Portrait Gallery’s collection to represent the numerous individuals who have made a significant impact on the history and culture of the United States. Subjects include the lawyer Francis Scott Key who penned the lyrics for the “Star-Spangled Banner”; former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright; actress Gertrude Jeannette; university president Norman Francis; photographer Harry Callahan; fashion designer Ralph Lauren; and multi-award-winning actress Rita Moreno. In total, the exhibition features 27 objects that tell the story of this nation through the art of portraiture.

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. SIPGRE_171120_001.JPG: Recent Acquisitions When the National Portrait Gallery opened to the public in 1968, six years after it was established by Congress, it had fewer than 500 objects in its permanent collection. Today its collection contains more than 25,000 works of art. Each portrait that becomes part of the Portrait Gallery's permanent collection is approved by its Commission, which meets twice yearly. Of paramount concern is the sitter's impact on American history. The Commissioners then address issues such as the quality of the object or the significance of the image as it relates to the subject's biography. In addition to paintings and sculpture, the museum collects photographs, prints, drawings, and, most recently, time-based media. Throughout its history, the National Portrait Gallery has depended on the generosity of donors to enhance its collection. In this selection, many memorable portraits are from gracious benefactors. The American Portrait Gala Exhibitions Endowment allows us to present exhibitions like this one. We gratefully acknowledge those who supported this endowment through the second biennial American Portrait Gala in 2017, enabling generations to come to find inspiration in the people who make America. 2017 American Portrait Gala Co-Chairs: His Excellency Martin Dahinden, Ambassador of Switzerland to the United States, and Mrs. Anita Dahinden; Robert and Arlene Kogod; David and Alice Rubenstein.
2. SIPGRE_171120_005.JPG: David Ho, born 1952 2017 Portrait of a Nation Prize Recipient Born Taichung, Taiwan David Ho, M.D., has been at the forefront of HIV/AIDS research since the 1980s, shortly after the virus's discovery. He and his colleagues launched a clinical trial in 1995 that focused on HIV's so-called dormant phase, during which it would continue ravaging its victims without presenting them with any symptoms. The team developed antiretroviral treatments that can reduce HIV in the bloodstream, and because of their efforts, it is possible for carriers today are often able to live longer by better controlling the virus. In Gregory Heisler's photograph of Ho, the doctor examines an enlarged image of an HIV-infected T-cell, where the red coloration indicates the presence of the virus. The portrait was used on the cover of Time in 1996, when Ho was deemed "Man of the Year" by the magazine. As the recipient of many honors already, including the Presidential Citizens Medal in 2001, Ho continues his search for an HIV vaccine. Gregory Heisler, 1996
3. SIPGRE_171120_013.JPG: Born Walnut Creek, California In this boldly rendered portrait, Alex Katz returns to one of his favorite subjects, Christy Turlington. The work epitomizes the monumental scale, bright colors, and radically simplified compositions that have characterized Katz's art since the 1960s. Fascinated by the interplay between ephemerality and timelessness in fashion and art, Katz portrays the former supermodel in a classic black shift dress, deliberately calling to mind his iconic painting of 1960, The Black Dress. Turlington, whose mother is from El Salvador, was one of the elite group of "super-models" in the 1980s and 1990s. Her career reflects the growth of celebrity culture in business and merchandizing practices. In 2014, Turlington was named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people for her philanthropic work. Her foundation, "Every Mother Counts," seeks to spread awareness about pregnancy, child rearing, and public health, particularly in economically disadvantaged countries. Alex Katz, 2015
4. SIPGRE_171120_019.JPG: Madeleine Albright, born 1937 2017 Portrait of a Nation Prize Recipient Born Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) As a child, Madeleine Albright and her family fled Prague twice, first at the outbreak of World War II and again after the 1948 communist-backed coup. They eventually settled in the United States, where Albright went on to earn a PhD from Columbia University's Department of Law and Government. In 1997, Albright was sworn in as Secretary of State, becoming the highest-ranking woman in the history of the U.S. government. Quick-witted and strong-willed, she faced political adversaries and negotiated complex treaties. She is known to have employed her collection of brooches as a form of diplomatic communication, as with the pin she wears in this portrait. Given to her by the widow of slain Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, Albright wore dove-shaped brooch while engaging in Middle East peace negotiations. Albright has recently authored several autobiographies and texts on foreign policy, and in 2012, she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, 2005 (printed 2006)
5. SIPGRE_171120_024.JPG: Sarah Chang, born 1980 Born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The daughter of classical musicians, Sarah Chang took up the violin as a hobby at the age of four. By the next year, she was already under the tutelage of Dorothy DeLay from New York's Juilliard School of Music. Invited by the conductor Zubin Mehta, she debuted as a guest soloist with the New York Philharmonic at the age of eight and earned a standing ovation for the talent she displayed. Since then, Chang has performed worldwide with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Toronto Symphony, the Orchestre National de France, and dozens of other highly regarded organizations. Chang has received multiple honors and served as an Artistic Ambassador on behalf of the U.S. Department of State. Jesse Frohman photographed Chang for a feature story in the April 1994 issue of Town & Country magazine that focused on her musician's life as a child prodigy. Jesse Frohman, c 1994 (printed 2006)
6. SIPGRE_171120_029.JPG: Spike Lee, born 1957 2017 Portrait of a Nation Prize Recipient Born Atlanta, Georgia Spike Lee is an innovative and provocative filmmaker with no qualms about confronting hot-button issues of race and class in his feature films and documentaries. In 1986, he scored an indie hit with his first full-length motion picture, She's Gotta Have It. Written, directed, and produced by Lee (who also played one of its characters), the film was shot in under two weeks on a budget of $175,000 and earned more than $7 million at the box office. Having received wide critical acclaim since the 1980s for his original, pioneering work, Lee has since brought varied projects to the screen, including Do the Right Thing (1989), Malcolm X (1992), and Bamboozled (2000). His probing documentaries include 4 Little Girls (1997), an examination of the 1963 bombing of Birmingham's 16th Street Baptist Church, and When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006), a study of Hurricane Katrina's devastating impact on New Orleans and the federal government's inadequate response to the tragedy. Jesse Frohman, c 1990 (printed 2014)
7. SIPGRE_171120_038.JPG: Ralph Lauren, born 1939 Born Bronx, New York Long synonymous with classic American style, fashion designer Ralph Lauren has built an enormously successful lifestyle brand by making upper-class, casual elegance accessible to a global clientele. While still in his teens, Lauren developed an eye for timeless design, fine tailoring, and superior fabrics when he purchased a Brooks Brothers suit with earnings from his part-time job as a stock boy. Following his two-year service in the army and a stint as an assistant buyer for a department store chain, he began creating designs for Beau Brummell Ties. Having learned from his early experiences, Lauren launched his own Polo neckwear line in 1967. He premiered his men's clothing collection in 1968 and soon brought home the first of many coveted fashion awards. Lauren's line of women's clothing made its debut in 1971, just before the introduction of his signature mesh sport shirt with the iconic polo player logo. Since the arrival of the sport shirt in 1972, the brand has grown to include a vast array of products -- from perfume to home furnishings. Mark Seliger, 2002 (printed 2017)
8. SIPGRE_171120_044.JPG: Ben Carson, born 1951 Born Detroit, Michigan In 1984, at thirty-three Ben Carson was appointed director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University, becoming the youngest physician in the nation to occupy such a position. Born in poverty, he was reared by a single mother who provided constant encouragement and instilled in him the desire to become a doctor. He also drew inspiration from his deep-seated religious faith. After graduating from Yale University and earning a medical degree from the University of Michigan, Carson became the first African American neurosurgical resident at Johns Hopkins University. He honed his surgical skills during a hospital residency in Australia before accepting a permanent post at Johns Hopkins, where he earned international renown for scores of complex surgeries, including the separation of conjoined twins. Carson retired from surgical practice in 2013. A political conservative, he sought the Republican Party's 2016 presidential nomination and was later chosen by President Trump to serve as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Jerry Spagnoli, 2014
9. SIPGRE_171120_047.JPG: Ben Carson, born 1951 Born Detroit, Michigan In 1984, at thirty-three Ben Carson was appointed director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University, becoming the youngest physician in the nation to occupy such a position. Born in poverty, he was reared by a single mother who provided constant encouragement and instilled in him the desire to become a doctor. He also drew inspiration from his deep-seated religious faith. After graduating from Yale University and earning a medical degree from the University of Michigan, Carson became the first African American neurosurgical resident at Johns Hopkins University. He honed his surgical skills during a hospital residency in Australia before accepting a permanent post at Johns Hopkins, where he earned international renown for scores of complex surgeries, including the separation of conjoined twins. Carson retired from surgical practice in 2013. A political conservative, he sought the Republican Party's 2016 presidential nomination and was later chosen by President Trump to serve as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Jerry Spagnoli, 2014
10. SIPGRE_171120_048.JPG: Flaco Jimenez, born 1939 Born San Antonio, Texas The accordionist Leonardo "Flaco" Jiménez has been the most influential person in bringing Tejano music to national and international audiences. Jiménez grew up immersed in the traditional conjunto music of the U.S.-Mexico border and began performing with his father, Santiago Jiménez Jr., when he was seven years old. During childhood, he earned the nickname "Flaco," the Spanish word for "skinny." Flaco's collaborations with musicians like Ry Cooder, Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, and Carlos Santana, along with his 1990s band the Texas Tornados, brought conjunto music to the attention of the American mainstream and simultaneously encouraged conjunto to mingle with these other influences. Flaco has won five Grammy awards, including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015. The double-exposure in this photograph resulted from the jamming of the film in Al Rendón's camera, an "accident" the artist embraced to create a unique artwork. Al Rendon, 1987
11. SIPGRE_171120_052.JPG: Katepalli Sreenivasan, born 1947 Born Kolar, India Globally recognized scientist Katepalli R. Sreenivasan is currently dean of the Tandon School of Engineering at New York University and the Eugene Kleiner Professor for Innovation in Mechanical Engineering. His research focuses on the areas of turbulence, complex fluids, cryogenic helium, and nonlinear dynamics. After receiving his education in Bangalore, India, Sreenivasan held faculty positions at Yale University, the University of Maryland, and the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, Italy. He has received awards from the Academy of Sciences and the American Physical Society, and he was awarded the UNESCO Medal for Promoting International Scientific Cooperation and World Peace. In this portrait by Jon Friedman, Sreenivasan wears shirtsleeves and casual slacks, as if just finishing one of his lectures. Friedman's close observations of Sreenivasan resulted in a work that not only appears photographic but also offers insight into his persona as professor, scientist, colleague, and dean. Jon Friedman, 2015
12. SIPGRE_171120_057.JPG: Betsey Colt Foot, 1774-1847 Born Hadley, Massachusetts In the beginning of the nineteenth century, Betsey Colt Foot served as the guiding force behind the establishment of the Union School for girls in Albany, New York. Prompted by the lack of educational opportunities for her daughter, Lucretia, she encouraged her husband Ebenezer Foot, who was a lawyer, to draw up a charter for a new school that would provide girls with a classical education. They received overwhelming support from other families in the area, and the academy was soon realized. The esteemed Albany portrait artist Ezra Ames created this portrait of Betsey following her husband's death, which had occurred only months after the school opened in 1814. Although Ebenezer had accrued large gambling debts, Betsey remained optimistic about the work she had accomplished in the realm of girls' education. As a widow, she supported herself and her daughter through opening her home to boarders. Far from characterizing her as passive or ornamental, as some artists tended to portray women at this time, Ames's portrait captures Betsey's strength and intelligence in her sparkling eyes and determined expression. Ezra Ames, 1815
13. SIPGRE_171120_071.JPG: Bushrod Washingto, 1762-1829 Born Westmoreland County, Virginia Born into a prominent Tidewater, Virginia, family, Bushrod Washington (a nephew of President George Washington) studied law and graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1778. He was in private practice until President John Adams appointed him to the Supreme Court in 1801. There, he allied himself with John Marshall and Joseph Story to compose a Federalist bloc advocating for American nationalism and a strong federal government. Their efforts shaped the judicial system and set precedents for the legal relationships between the federal government and the states. Washington served on the Supreme Court until his death. Between 1828 and 1830, the artist Chester Harding painted numerous portraits of political figures in and around Washington, D.C., including portraits of all of the Supreme Court justices. While several of Harding's portraits have been lost, this life portrait descended in the family of his namesake. Chester Harding, 1828
14. SIPGRE_171120_073.JPG: Francis Scott Key, 1779-1843 Born Frederick County, Maryland On September 13, 1814, as the War of 1812 embarked on its third year, Francis Scott Key an established Georgetown lawyer, traveled to Baltimore to negotiate the release of a hostage. Upon boarding a ship in the city's harbor, he was detained by British forces during the bombardment of Fort McHenry, which lasted into the night. The next morning, Key saw the fort's American flag had not been removed. Inspired by the sight, he wrote the poem "Defence of Fort M‘Henry," which was set to a British tune and subsequently renamed "The Star-Spangled Banner." In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson began playing the song at official events, and in 1931, Congress adapted it as the national anthem. This painting was made when Key and the artist Rembrandt Peale were young men. Key graduated from college in 1796, and Peale, a son of the renowned Philadelphia artist Charles Willson Peale, had recently shadowed his father during a portrait session with George Washington. Rembrandt Peale, c 1796
15. SIPGRE_171120_080.JPG: Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown Henry Box Brown, c 1816-1897 Born Luisa County, Virginia After enduring the tragic separation from his wife and children, who were sold to a plantation owner in distant North Carolina, Henry Brown became determined to escape slavery. He had himself shipped in a wooden box to the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society in Philadelphia. Against all odds, he arrived safely on March 24, 1849. Brown commemorated his harrowing twenty-seven-hour journey by assuming the middle name "Box" and publishing this autobiographical account, which became a classic among slave narratives. The frontispiece recreates his dramatic emergence from the wooden box that nearly became his coffin. Brown later traveled through the United States and Britain as a public speaker and magician. Robert Langton, 1851
16. SIPGRE_171120_085.JPG: Dr. Norman Francis, born 1931 Born Lafayette, Louisiana Norman Francis has been a leader in higher education for over fifty years. From 1968 to 2015, he served as the president of Xavier University in New Orleans, where he became legendary for his commitment to making Xavier, a predominantly African American university, a model institution for underprivileged students. His vision provided the impetus for the growth of the university, whose premedical program now leads the nation in its number of African American graduates. On a national level, Francis has advised eight White House administrations on education and civil rights. President George W. Bush awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2006. Simmie Knox, a prominent portraitist of renowned African Americans, depicted Francis at Xavier University, in front of St. Katharine Drexel Chapel, which was dedicated in 2012 in honor of the university's founder, a nun, who is remembered For having been a strong advocate for African American and Native American civil rights. Simmie Knox, 2016
17. SIPGRE_171120_091.JPG: The World Renown Long Tack Sam Long Tack Sam, 1884-1961 Born Cangzhou, China After training as an acrobat and magician in his native China, Long Tack Sam journeyed to the United States and became one of vaudeville's brightest stars. Although he was based in New York from about 1900 and performed primarily in the United States, the Chinese Exclusion Act denied him the possibility of U.S. citizenship and kept him on the move. He performed in South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. As a Chinese man competing against a slew of fake-Asian magicians in "yellow-face," Long Tack Sam was in a paradoxical position. This poster illustrates his conscious use of luxurious embroidered costumes and elaborate scenery to enhance his mystique and capitalize on Western notions of "the mysterious Orient." Yet he also wrote newspaper articles correcting Western misconceptions of his homeland, and he refused invitations to appear in early Hollywood films featuring negatively stereotyped Chinese opium addicts and laundry workers. Adolph Friedlander, 1919
18. SIPGRE_171120_096.JPG: Gertrude Jeannete, born 1914 Born Union County, Arkansas Gertrude Jeannette has never shied away from blazing new trails. In 1935 she became the first woman in New York City licensed to drive a motorcycle. In 1942, when wartime service claimed many of the city's cabdrivers, she was the first woman licensed to drive a cab. Her most enduring contribution has been as a pioneer of African American theater. Her acting career spanned seventy years and included roles in such Broadway productions as The Skin of our Teeth (1975), Amen Corner (1965), and The Great White Hope (1968). Jeannette also wrote, directed, and produced plays, and in the mid-1960s and 1970s, she appeared in films, including Shaft and Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970). In 1979 Jeannette founded the still-thriving HADLEY Players with the goal of developing theatrical talent and enriching the cultural life of Harlem. She was recognized as a "living legend" at the National Black Theater Festival in 1991. Alex Asher Daniel, 2011
19. SIPGRE_171120_102.JPG: Ben John Chen, 1913-2013 orn Guangdong, China Ben John Chen immigrated to the United States from Taiwan in the 1950s to attend Columbia University in New York City, where he became involved in international business. In 1965, Chen founded the Chinese Import and Export Council of America, and in 1981, he, along with Anna Chennault, founded the Asian American Republican National Federation and served as the federation's chairman for three decades. During his tenure, Chen mobilized hundreds of thousands of Asian American voters to support the presidential campaigns of Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and George W. Bush. For decades, Chen fostered Chinese Americans' participation in politics by supporting their political advancement, including that of Elaine Chao whom George W. Bush nominated as Secretary of Labor, a position she held from 2001 to 2009. Chen's influential publications on the United States economy and politics encouraged cross-cultural conversations between the United States and China. Zhuo Shu Liang, 1998
20. SIPGRE_171120_110.JPG: Memorial to a Marriage Patricia Cronin, born 1963 Deborah Kass, born 1952 In 2002, New York-based, cross-disciplinary artist Patricia Cronin created a carved Carrara marble self-portrait with her then partner, now wife, pioneering feminist artist Deborah Kass in the tradition of nineteenth-century funerary sculptures. Memorial to a Marriage presents two influential feminist artists and life partners in an eternal embrace. As a powerful commentary on gender, sexuality, and marriage, it tells both a transcendent story and one that is historically and culturally significant; the work was made a decade before Cronin and Kass were granted the right to marry in their home state of New York. The original carved marble sculpture now resides in New York City's historic Woodlawn Cemetery. Cronin made three bronze versions of the marble, including this one. Recognizing the importance of the work in the history of American art, artist Chuck Close donated this version, which he initially acquired for display in his garden, to the National Portrait Gallery. Patricia Cronin, modeled 2002, cast 2013
21. SIPGRE_171120_137.JPG: Bill T. Jones, born 1952 2017 Portrait of a Nation Prize Recipient Born Bunnell, Florida One of the most innovative dancers, directors, and choreographers of our time, Bill T. Jones's performances are eloquent expressions of movement and thoughtful thematic meditations. Since founding a dance company with his late partner Arnie Zane in 1982, Jones has used dance to explore contemporary ideas about identity, race, and sexuality. He often focuses on themes of grief and death, especially in his acclaimed 1994 performance "Still/Here," which included the participation of terminally ill men and women. His recent "Analogy Trilogy" explores his family's stories, including those of his mother-in-law, a Holocaust survivor; and those of his nephew, a promising dancer and performer who is now grappling with AIDS-related illnesses. Jones has received a MacArthur "genius" award, two Tony Awards, the National Medal for the Arts, and many other honors. Robert Mapplethorpe, 1985
22. SIPGRE_171120_145.JPG: Jean Charlot, 1898-1979 Zohmah Day, 1909-2000 Jean Charlot's career as an artist, writer, and professor spanned several decades and multiple countries. He studied art in Paris before the outbreak of World War I, and in 1921, after the war had ended, he moved to Mexico, the birthplace of his maternal grandfather. While there, he absorbed local art traditions and worked alongside Diego Rivera and other members of the Mexican avant-garde. Charlot moved in circles with other visiting artists, too, including the American photographer Edward Weston who lived in Mexico between 1923 and 1926. Weston took this photograph of Charlot and Zohmah Day, in 1933, when the couple was visiting him in Carmel, California. By then, Charlot had settled in New York City, where he helped foster the burgeoning American muralist tradition, through his art and through his research and criticism. Charlot taught at a number of American institutions before becoming a professor of art at the University of Hawaii in 1949. Edward Weston, 1933
23. SIPGRE_171120_149.JPG: Rita Moreno, born 1931 2017 Portrait of a Nation Prize Recipient Born Humacao, Puerto Rico In 1961, after a decade of being typecast and fulfilling submissive ethnic roles, Rita Moreno (born Rosita Dolores Alverio) landed the part of Anita in the film adaptation of West Side Story. Having been transplanted as a child from her native Puerto Rico to New York City, Moreno said of her character, "I knew this girl. . . . I've been Anita." The actress earned the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for the performance, making her the first Latina to receive an Oscar. Still a very active voice today, Moreno has broken the mold for Latina performers. She has played an Irish teacher, an Italian widow, and an evangelist, among many other diverse parts. In addition to garnering the entertainment industry's major awards, including a Tony, two Emmys, and a Grammy, she has received a Presidential Medal of Freedom and a Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. The absence of positive portrayals of Puerto Ricans in the American media led photographer ADÁL to systematically document trailblazers in the arts, science, and community activism. ADAL, 1984
24. SIPGRE_171120_155.JPG: Harry Callahan, 1912-1999 Born Detroit, Michigan Harry Callahan altered the course of American photography through his experimental photographs and teaching career. Drawn to the machinery of the camera, in 1938 he joined the photography club at his workplace, Chrysler Motors. He later credited a 1941 workshop led by Ansel Adams as having liberated his thinking about the medium of photography and having confirmed his resolve to pursue photography in earnest. Callahan had a great impact on American visual culture, not only through his photographs but also through his influence on students. He taught hundreds of aspiring photographers, first at the Institute of Design in Chicago (1946–61) and later at the Rhode Island School of Design (1961–76). Throughout his career, he explored the possibilities of producing abstract compositions from the real world around him, even immersing himself in the waters of Lake Huron, as captured here by his long-time friend and fellow photographer Todd Webb. Todd Webb, 1942
25. SIPGRE_171120_163.JPG: Luis Jimenez, 1940-2006 Born El Paso, Texas Luis Jiménez's large-scale fiberglass sculptures of mustangs, dancers, and howling coyotes have become familiar sights in public spaces across the United States. An internationally recognized artist, Jiménez put his stamp on Pop art by infusing his playful critique of American society with the history and myths of his native Southwest. His blazing Vaquero, installed just outside this building, offers a reinvention of equestrian sculpture that draws attention to the Hispanic origins of the American cowboy. The sculpture has been a signature work of the Smithsonian since it was acquired in the 1980s. Born in the U.S.-Mexico borderland in Texas, Jiménez learned how to spray paint and weld while working at his father's neon shop. Without formal training, he moved to New York City in the 1960s, where the art world took notice of his talent. Chicano portraitist Gaspar Enríquez, a friend of Jiménez, made this diptych a few years before Jiménez died in a studio accident. Gaspar Enriquez, 2003
26. SIPGRE_171120_172.JPG: El corazon de Luis This ceramic heart is integral to Gaspar Enríquez's portrayal of his friend Luis Jiménez. Forming a diptych, the acrylic airbrushed likeness Luis Jiménez and The Heart of Luis, are meant to be shown together. At the center of the heart, one can see an image of Jiménez's iconic Vaquero. The raised lines on the heart's surface occurred by accident, specifically from wet paint reacting to heat. Upon recognizing the similarities between the lines and the veins of a heart, the artist embraced this chance event as part of the process. (Enríquez recently made this heart to replace the original one, which was damaged.) Gaspar Enriquez, 2016
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