Camino al Camposanto, Tixan, Ecuador
Artist
Flor Garduño
(Mexican, born 1957)
CultureMexican
Date1988 (printed 2000)
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.6 × 50.5 cm)
Overall, Support: 12 5/8 × 18 3/8 in. (32.1 × 46.7 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm)
Overall, Support: 12 5/8 × 18 3/8 in. (32.1 × 46.7 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm)
SignedVerso, bottom right, pencil signed: Flor Garduño / Camino al camposanto / Ecuador 1988 // 3/90
InscribedVerso, upper left, pencil: 4958
Verso, bottom center, pencil: copia impresa por la artista 1997
Credit LineGift of Linda and Michael McGraw
Object number2019.14.16
Not on view
DescriptionThree men and one woman walking down a cobbelstone street. One man carries a small white coffin on his back. The man on the far right carries a shovel.Label TextFlor Garduño Mexican, born 1957 far left Camino al Camposanto, Tixan, Ecuador, 1988 Gelatin silver print (photograph), printed 2000 Virgen de los angeles (Virgin of the Angels), 1987 Gelatin silver print (photograph), printed 1995 A group walks down a street in a seemingly morbid procession. A girl stands in front of a mural, caught up in its religious imagery. Garduño's photographs concentrate on the landscapes and people of Central and South America. She examines the continuing presence of indigenous history as it intersects with contemporary culture. Exploring the legacy of colonialism and the surreal qualities of everyday life, Garduño collapses long spans of time into single images. She addresses universal experiences like life and death, work and play, religious and indigenous ceremony, and sacred and profane desire. Gift of Linda and Michael McGraw 2019.14.16 Museum purchase, in memory of Alice R. and Sol B. Frank 2017.5.1ProvenancePhotographs Do Not Bend Gallery, Dallas, Texas; Mike and Linda McGraw, purchased from gallery, 2000; Chrysler Museum of Art, gift from the McGraws in 2019.Exhibition History"5 Years of Photography: Building the Chrysler Collection," Photography & Focus Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, June 26 - November 10, 2019.
