Yanomami Series, #IV

1995

Valdir Cruz

Associated Names
Valdir Cruz

Artist, Brazilian-American, born 1954

The image shows a young boy standing against a textured tree trunk in a natural setting, holding a bow and arrow. He is facing the camera with his head tilted slightly. The boy has wide eyes, parted lips, and short hair with straight bangs. He is unclothed and there are no additional adornments visible on him. The background consists of large tree bark and leaves.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the UBS Art Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 47.3 × 31.5 cm (18 5/8 × 12 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 50.3 × 40.4 cm (19 13/16 × 15 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.30.46

  • Series Title

    Yanomami Series

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Valdir Cruz, New York; Paine Webber & Co., New York, 30 October 1996; UBS, New York, 2000; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, top right in graphite underlined: Valdir Cruz; along left edge: #3/25 of a Limited Edition - Valdir Cruz; along right edge: Printed in 1998- Kodak Ektalure Paper- Selenium print.; across bottom edge: "Yanomami series. #IV" Photographed in 1995; by unknown hand, bottom right in graphite: 041308 PW 7179

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