Caricia (Caress)

1989

Mariana Yampolsky

Associated Names
Mariana Yampolsky

Artist, Mexican, born United States, 1925 - 2002

The image depicts a woman holding a child close to her. The woman is positioned with her side facing the viewer and her face turned slightly towards the child. She is cradling the child against her chest with her hand on the child’s head. The woman has closed eyes and naturally shaped lips, with long, dark, wavy hair cascading down her back. Both the woman and child are dressed in garments with lace detailing. The background is dark and out-of-focus, emphasizing the subjects as the central focus of the image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Betsy Karel)

  • Dimensions

    image: 24 × 32 cm (9 7/16 × 12 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 27.94 × 35.56 cm (11 × 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.117.285

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Betsy Karel, Washington, DC; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2010; acquired by NGA, 2016.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2011

  • Recent Photography Acquisitions, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, May 14–August 28, 2011

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right corner in graphite: Mariana Yampolsky; bottom left corner: Caricia Caress 1989; by unknown hand, bottom center: 031-BF-PD; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, vertical along bottom right edge: 2010.014.073

Wikidata ID

Q64157735

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