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Carpoolers #24

2011-2012, printed 2021

Alejandro Cartagena

Associated Names

Alejandro Cartagena

Artist, Mexican, born Dominican Republic, 1977

The image shows a man lying in the bed of a blue pickup truck. He is on his back with one arm behind his head and the other on his chest. He has short hair and is wearing a black long-sleeve shirt over a blue t-shirt, blue jeans, and black and white slip-on shoes. Various items are scattered around him in the truck bed, including bags and a small fuel container. The truck is parked on an asphalt road with road markings visible. The blue paint on the truck is worn, faded, and missing in parts.

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Artwork overview

Medium

inkjet print
Credit Line

Gift of the Charina Endowment Fund in memory of Robert B. Menschel
Dimensions

image: 50.8 × 31.12 cm (20 × 12 1/4 in.)
sheet: 55.88 × 36.2 cm (22 × 14 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

2023.86.6

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Alejandro Cartagena, Monterrey, MX; NGA purchase (through Patricia Conde Galería, Mexico City, MX), 2023.

Associated Names

Patricia Conde Galeria

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