Blanco y Verde
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Object Details
- Artist
- Carmen Herrera, born Havana, Cuba 1915-died New York City 2022
- Gallery Label
- Carmen Herrera's paintings conjure spatial tension and movement through crisp geometry and bold color. Blanco y Verde is from a series of paintings she created using only two colors--green and white--and sharp triangular forms. The physical edges of the canvas serve as part of the composition, defining at least one side of each triangle.
- As a woman and a Cuban immigrant, Herrera faced hurdles gaining recognition within the US art world. After decades of creating her highly refined, minimal paintings, she began attracting public acclaim in the 1990s. She continued working until near the end of her life at age 106. "I believe that I will always be in awe of the straight line," she said, "its beauty is what keeps me painting."
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
- Copyright
- © 1960 Carmen Herrera
- 1960
- Object number
- 2011.27A-B
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas
- Dimensions
- overall: 48 x 96 in. (121.9 x 243.8 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\geometric
- Record ID
- saam_2011.27A-B
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk790ed54f5-7373-4804-8208-31344f5ee4f2
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