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Radiante

Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery

Object Details

Artist
Olga Albizu, born Ponce, Puerto Rico 1924-died New York, NY 2005
Gallery Label
Radiante conjures a mood—or a temperature—rather than a specific time or place. Olga Albizu rhythmically applied blocks of yellow, orange, and black paint to orchestrate what she called “a conversation between color and form.” The result is a joyous work that bathes the viewer in light.
Albizu was part of a vanguard of artists in Puerto Rico who favored abstraction over figuration or nationalist-inflected themes. After graduating from university, she studied painting in New York, Paris, and Florence before settling in New York in 1946. There, her work became increasingly aligned with abstract expressionism at a time when that movement was defining New York as a new global art center. 
Publication Label
The Latino Art Collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum represents a deep and continuing commitment to building a great national collection reflecting the rich contributions of Latinos to the United States, from the colonial period to the present. These artworks present a picture of an evolving national culture that challenges expectations of what is meant by the words American and Latino.
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Commemorative Guide. Nashville, TN: Beckon Books, 2015.
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of JPMorgan Chase
1967
Object number
2013.17
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Painting
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
68 x 62 in. (172.7 x 157.5 cm)
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department
Painting and Sculpture
On View
Smithsonian American Art Museum, 3rd Floor, North Wing
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Topic
Abstract
Record ID
saam_2013.17
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7e2b65cc5-158f-4855-be75-a1085f8d23b0

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